Break-Even Sales Anheuser-Busch InBev Companies, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year: Sales $8,960,000 Cost of goods sold $2,240,000 Selling, general and administration 672,000 $2,912,000 Income from operations $ 6,048,000* *Before special items In addition, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev sold 56,000 barrels of beer during the year. Assume that variable costs were 75% of the cost of goods sold and 50% of selling, general, and administration expenses. Assume that the remaining costs are fixed. For the following year, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $26,900. a. Compute the break-even number of barrels for the current year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. 6,453 X barrels b. Compute the anticipated break-even number of barrels for the following year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. 6,646 X barrels