Break-Even Sales

Anheuser-Busch InBev Companies, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year:

Sales	$6,608,000
Cost of goods sold	$1,652,000
Selling, general and administration	944,000
	$2,596,000
Income from operations	$ 4,012,000*
*Before special items

In addition, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev sold 59,000 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 $26,600.

a. Compute the break-even number of barrels for the current year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. _________ barrels

b. Compute the anticipated break-even number of barrels for the following year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. ____________ barrels