Frisch Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:   Selling price per unit$170.00Variable expense per unit$83.30Fixed expense per month$138,720Required: Determine the monthly break-even in either unit or total dollar sales.

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 Per UnitPercent of Sales
Selling price per unit$170.00  100%
Variable expense per unit 83.30  49%
Contribution margin per unit and contribution margin ratio$86.70  51%
Unit sales to break even = Fixed expenses ÷ Unit CM = $138,720 ÷ $86.70 per unit = 1,600 units

Dollar sales to break even = Fixed expenses ÷ CM ratio = $138,720 ÷ 0.51 = $272,000

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