Don Waller and Company sells canisters of three mosquito repellant products: Citronella,
DEET, and Mean Green. The company has annual fixed costs of $260,000. Last year, the company sold 5,000 canisters of its mosquito repellant in the ratio of 1:2:2. Waller€™s accounting department has compiled the following data related to the three mosquito repellants:

Required
A. Calculate the total number of canisters that must be sold for the company to break even.
B. Calculate the number of canisters of Citronella, DEET, and Mean Green that must be sold to break even.
C. How might Don Waller and Company reduce its break-evenpoint?

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Citronella Mean Green DEET $15.00 12.00 Price per canister $11.00 S17.00 Variable costs per canister 6.00 16.00