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Break-even, The Break-even Menu, Break-even Example

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9 Break-even :P Fixed Cost Price DWN Profit Quantity Figure 1 The Menu Map for the Break-even Menu The Break-even Menu :y To open the Break-even menu, press . To change the value of the displayed item, I < key in a number and press . Once you have entered all known data, press > = or repeatedly to scroll to the unknown item and press to calculate it. The break-even function allows you to study problems involving a profit, when a quantity of items, with a cost to manufacture and a fixed price to develop and market, is sold at a given price (see Figure 1). Break-even Example The sale price of an item is 300.00, the cost is 250.00, and the fixed cost is 150,000.00. How many units would have to be sold to make a profit of 10,000.00? Break-even 59

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Break-even
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Break-even
Figure 1
The Menu Map for the Break-even Menu
The Break-even Menu
To open the Break-even menu, press
:y
. To change the value of the displayed item,
key in a number and press
I
. Once you have entered all known data, press
<
or
>
repeatedly to scroll to the unknown item and press
=
to calculate it.
The break-even function allows you to study problems involving a profit, when a quantity of
items, with a cost to manufacture and a fixed price to develop and market, is sold at a given
price (see Figure 1).
Break-even Example
The sale price of an item is 300.00, the cost is 250.00, and the fixed cost is 150,000.00.
How many units would have to be sold to make a profit of 10,000.00?
:P
Fixed
DWN
Cost
Price
Profit
Quantity