Break-Even Sales

BeerBev, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year:

Sales	$10,208,000
Cost of goods sold	$2,552,000
Selling, general and administration	696,000
	$3,248,000
Income from operations	$ 6,960,000

In addition, assume that BeerBev sold 58,000 barrels of beer during the year. Assume that Costs that vary in total dollar amount as the level of activity changes.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 BeerBev expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and Costs that tend to remain the same in amount, regardless of variations in the level of activity.fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $29,600.

a. Compute the break-even sales (barrels) for the current year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. barrels

b. Compute the anticipated break-even sales (barrels) for the following year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. barrels