As a recently hired MBA intern, you are working in a consulting capacity to provide an analysis for Al Dente's Italian Restaurant. A financial income Statement is presented below: Sales $2,698,000 Cost of sales (all variable) $1,557,563 Gross Margin $1,140,438 Operating expenses: Variable $277,975 Fixed $213,675 Total operating expenses: $491,650 Administative expenses (all fixed) $564,375 Net operating income $84,413 This income statement presents the sales, expenses and pre-tax operating income for a local eating facility. At Al Dente, the average meal cost for lunches and dinners are $20 and $40 respectively. Al Dente serves both lunch and dinner 300 days per year and serves twice as many lunches as dinners. As the MBA intern you are to prepare a managerial accounting focused report to the owners of Al Dente's Italian Restaurant, to include the following:

2. Compute the break-even volume of the number of lunches and dinners. Assume that the CM% for each meal category is the same as the average CM% as calculated in #1. Hint: To solve a break even sales mix, use the horizontal formula:

Net operating income = ($Sales $Variable costs) $fixed costs

Net operating income = $CM $fixed costs

At Breakeven, NOI = $0

Therefore, $CM = $ Fixed costs

Now solve for the unit $CM for each item. Let X be the number of dinners, 2X the number of lunches. $CM is the combined total of the $CM for dinners, and the $CM for lunches.