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Break-Even Sales

Anheuser-Busch InBev Companies, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year:

Sales$9,600,000Cost of goods sold$2,400,000Selling, general and administration600,000 $3,000,000Income from operations$ 6,600,000**Before special items

In addition, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev sold 50,000 barrels of beer during the year. Assume that variable costs were 75% of the cost of goods sold and 50% of selling, general, and administration 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 $27,000.

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

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

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