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Determine the breakeven point for each plant. Hambry Enterprises produces a component for recycling uranium used as a nuclear fuel

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Determine the breakeven point for each plant.

Hambry Enterprises produces a component for recycling uranium used as a nuclear fuel in power plant generators in France and the United States. Use the following cost and revenue figures, quoted in U.S. dollars per hundredweight (cwt), recorded for this year to calculate the answers for eachplant.

Determine the breakeven point for each plant. Hambry Enterprises
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Revenue, Si per cwt per cwt 8,500 12,500 Fixed Cost, Cost, Location France United States 3.50 2.65 3,900 9,900

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