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Break-even, The Break-even Menu

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7 Break-even Break-even Figure 1 The Menu Map for the Break-even Menu The Break-even Menu :! To open the Break-even menu, press . 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? Table 7-1 Break-even Example Keys :! Display Description Opens the Break-even menu starting with the current value for fixed costs. 1500 00I Inputs 150,000.00 for fixed cost.

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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
:!
. 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?
Table 7-1
Break-even Example
Keys
Display
Description
:!
Opens the Break-even menu starting with the current
value for fixed costs.
1500
00I
Inputs
150,000
.
00
for fixed cost
.
<250
I
Inputs
250.00
for variable cost per unit
.
<300
I
Inputs
300
.
00
for price
.
<1000
00I
Inputs
10,000.00
for profit.