The Safe Splitter "Making splitting firewood while camping safe and easy." We're going into business together fabricating firewood splitting fixtures. Our Business requires the following to get started: One worker produces 8 units in one hour. Each work day is 8 bours long Employees earn $22 an hour. Start-up costs will be covered by loans from friends or family and will not exceed a period of 24 months. All loans will be paid monthly. Every month you will see a 10% increase in sales.

Deliverables (in Excel): Determine our breakeven point in terms of units. Determine when we will break even in terms of months in business. Determine a sales price per unit. Produce a line graph showing the development of the business 6 months past break even.

Start-up Costs Item Cost Fabrication Table 1100 Mig Welder 725 Plasma Cutter 850 Air Compressor 900 Bench Grinder 125 Angle Grinder 50 Metal Saw 700 Misc. tools $1000 Variable Costs Material Cost Steel $25 per kit Welding Wire $ 44 per25 kits AR/CO2 gas mix $80 per 60 kits Paint $20 per 24 kits Electricity $3 per kit Fixed Costs Rent $1000/month Salaries $2400/month Electricity $400/month Social Media services $400/month

Assume sales price of $70 and first month sales 50 units