Break-even sales The Boston Beer Company Inc. (SAM) produces Samuel Adams beer and other alcoholic beverages. Boston Beer reported the following operating information for a recent year (in thousands): Sales $7,840,000 Cost of goods sold $1,960,000 Selling, general, and administrative expenses Operating income 686,000 (2,646,000) $5,194,000* "Before special items In addition, assume that Boston Beer sold 49,000 thousand 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 Boston Beer expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office