Costs of goods sold are expected to vary with sales and be a constant percentage of sales. The general and administrative employees have been hired and are expected to remain a fixed cost. Marketing expenses are also expected to remain fixed because the current sales staff members are expected to remain on fixed salaries and no new hires are planned. The effective tax rate is expected to be 30 percent for a profitable firm.

1. Estimate the NOPAT breakeven amount in terms of revenues necessary for the SubRay Corporation to breakeven next year.
2. Assume that the product selling price is $50 per unit. Calculate the NOPAT breakeven point in terms of the number of units that will have to be sold next year.

Net sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit General and administrative Marketing expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest expenses Earnings before taxes Income taxes Net earnings (loss) $300,000 -180,000 120,000 -60,000 -60,000 -20,000 -20,000 -10,000 -30,000 -0 -$ 30,000