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You are the accountant for Mr Brown's Business. Mr Brown makes and sells widgets to local farmers produced in a rented warehouse (warehouse rental costs are $50,000 per year). Currently Mr Brown employs Mr Green to look after the whole operation and pays him a salary of $100,000 per year. Currently widgets are the only product line Mr Brown manufactures.
Currently:
Production and sales information for the year are as follows.
Maximum production capacity of the warehouse: 25,000 units
Current production capacity: 20,000 units
Selling price per unit: $20
Raw materials cost per unit: $10
Variable labour cost per unit: $2
Fixed production costs: $40,000
Question a) Advise Mr Brown how many widgets he will need to sell in the year to break even