connect Cases CASE S 32 Analysis for Individual Products M'"tiproduct Company LOG S , 1059 Cheryl Montoya picked up the phone and called her boss, Wes Chan, the vice president of market- ing at Piedmont Fasteners Corporation: "Wes, I 'm not sure how to go atxut answering thc qtrs- (ions that came up at the meeting With the presi&nt yester(hy. "What's the problem?' The president wanted to know the break-even point for each company s but I am having uouble figuring them out." Sure you Can it, Cheryl. And, by the Way, analysis my row morning at 8:00 sharp in time for the meeting at 9:11)." Piedmont Fasteners Corporation makes three different clothing fasteners in its manufacturing f;rility in North Carolina Data concerning these products appear below: Vdume..... . Unit selling price Total fixed expenses are $400 per year. Chapter 5 Volcro . 100.000 S'.GG $1.25 Metal So 70 $0.85 $0.25 All three prodtrts are sold in highly competitive markets, so the is unable to raise prices without ICBing an unacceptable numbers Of customers. The company has an extremely effective lean ptuiuction sy