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$270 30% 210 Sales Mix and Break-Even Sales Data related to the expected sales of laptops and tablets for Tech Products Inc. for the current year, which is typical of recent years, are a follows: Products Unit Selling Price Unit Variable Cost Sales Mix Laptops $180 Tablets 450 70% The estimated fixed costs for the current year are $263,250, Required: 1. Determine the estimated units of sales of the overall (total) product, E, necessary to reach the break-even point for the current year. units 2. Based on the break-even sales (units) in part (1), determine the unit sales of both laptops and tablets for the current year. Laptops: Tablets: 3. Assume that the sales mix was 70% laptops and 30% tablets. Determine the estimated units of sales of the overall product necessary to reach the break-even point for the current year. units units units Why is it so different? The break-even point is higher in this scenario than in part (1) because the sales mix is weighted more with the lower contribution margin per unit of product. heavily toward the pro