Rocky Mountain Metals Company manufactures an assortment of wood burning stoves. The average selling price for the

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Rocky Mountain Metals Company manufactures an assortment of wood burning stoves. The average selling price for the units is $500. The associated variable cost is $350 per unit. Fixed cost for the firm average $180,000 annually.

a. What is the break-even point in units for the company? Computation of the Break Even point in units.

b. What is the dollar sales volume the firm must achieve to reach the break-even point?

c. What is the degree of operating leverage for a production and sales level of 5,000 units for the firm? (Calculate to three decimal places.)

d. What will be the projected effect on earnings before interest and taxes if the firms sales level should increase by 20 percent from the volume noted in part c?

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Foundations of Finance The Logic and Practice of Financial Management

ISBN: 978-0132994873

8th edition

Authors: Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin, J. William Petty

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