Break-Even Sales

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) reported the following operating information for a recent year:

Sales $3,968,000

Cost of goods sold $992,000

Selling, general, and administrative expenses 558,000 1,550,000

Operating income $2,418,000*

*Before special items

In addition, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev sold 31,000 barrels of beer during the year. Assume that variable costs were 75% of the cost of goods sold and 50% of selling, general, and administrative 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 $15,800.

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

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

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barrels

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