Break-Even Sales

Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP) reported the following operating information for a recent year (in millions): Line Item Description Amount Net sales $10,280 Cost of goods sold (6,226) Gross profit $4,054 Selling, general, and admin. expenses (2,555) Operating income $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 expenses, and 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 that new 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 barrel. fill in the blank ____________ barrels

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 nearest whole barrel. fill in the blank _____________ barrels