In an effort to capture the large jet market, Airbus invested $13 billion (in research and development) for developing its A380, which is capable of carrying 800 passengers. These costs have been capitalized as fixed costs in line with standard practice. In addition, Airbus also incurred costs of$2 billion for setting up the plant and equipment for manufacturing the air craft. The plane has a list price of $280 million and variable costs are $220million per aircraft.

Answer the following:

a) What is the quantity break even point for the A380?

b) What is the sales break-even point for the A380?