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Edible Bouquets (EB) makes and sells flower bouquets. EB is considering opening a new store in the local mall. The mall has several empty shops

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Bouquets (EB) makes and sells flower bouquets. EB is considering opening a new store in the local mall. The mall has several empty shops and EB is unsure of the demand for its product. The mall has offered EB two alternative rental agreements. The first is a standard fixed-rent agreement where EB will pay the mall

$5,300

per month. The second is a royalty agreement where the mall receives

$10

for each bouquet sold. EB estimates that a bouquet will sell for

$52

and have a variable cost of

$27

to make (including the cost of flowers and commission for the salesperson).Requirements

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Requirement 1

Determine the formula used to calculate the breakeven units.

Number of units to breakeven

=

Fixed cost

Contribution margin per unit

Calculate the breakeven point in units for: (For entries with a $0 balance, make sure to enter "0" in the appropriate field.)

Units

Standard fixed rent agreement

212

Royalty agreement

0

Requirement 2

In order to determine the range of sales levels EB would prefer for each agreement, we must first calculate the indifference point. Determine the formula to calculate the indifference point for EB.

Fixed rent agreement

=

Royalty agreement

Sales

-

Total variable costs

-

Fixed cost

=

Sales

-

Total variable costs

-

Fixed cost

Now calculate the indifference point.

The indifference point is at

nothing

units.

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