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7 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.