Break even analysis

9. Break even analysis To be profitable, a firm has recover its costs. These costs include both its fixed and its variable costs. One way that a firm evaluates at what stage it would recover the invested costs is to calculate how many units or how much in dollar sales is necessary for the firm to earn a profit Consider the case of Dynamic Defenses Corporation: Dynamic Defenses Corporation is considering a project that will have fixed costs of $10,000,000. The product will be sold for $37.50 per unit, and will incur a variable cost of $11.25 per unit Given Dynamic Defenses's cost structure, it will have to tell units to break even on this project (Que) Dynamic Defenses Corporation's marketing sales director doesn't think that the market for the firm' goods is big enough to vell enough units to make the company's target operating profit of $15,000,000. In fact, she believes that the firm will be able to sell only about 150,000 units. However, she also thinks the demand for Dynamic Defenses Corporation product is relatively intactic, so the firm can increase the sale price. Assuming that the firm can sell 150,000 unts, what price must it sot to meet the CFO'S EBIT goal of $15,000,0007 $177.92 per unit 5204,61 per unit 5222.40 per unit $136.82 per unit What affects the firm's operating break-even point? Several factors affect a firm's operating break even point. Based on the scenarios described in the following table, indicate whether these factors would increase, decrease, or leave unchanged a firm's break-even quantity--assuming that only the listed factor changes and all other relevant factors remain constant Increase Decrease No Change The firm depreciates its fixed assets more quickly over a shorter life. The product's sales price increases The firm's tax rate increases. When a large percentage of a firm's costs are fixed, the firm is said to have a degree of operating leverage