Break$-$Even Sales

Molson Coors Beverage Company $($TAP$)$ reported the following operating information for a recent year $($in millions$)$:

Net sales

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling, general, and admin. expenses

Operating income

$$10,280$

$(6,226)$

$$4,054$

$q,$

$$1,499*$

$*$Before special items

Assume that Molson Coors sold $200$ million barrels during the year, variable costs were $70\%$ of the cost of goods sold and $35\%$ of selling, general, and administrative expe that the remaining costs are fixed. For the following year, assume that Molson Coors expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except $t$ distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $$25$ million.

a$.$ Compute the break$-$even sales $($barrels$)$ for the current year. Round intermediate computations to the nearest cent and final answer up to the nearest whole

b$.$ Compute the anticipated break$-$even sales $($barrels$)$ for the following year. Round intermediate computations to the nearest cent and final answer up to the near barrel.

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