QayserQaisara Limited sells three sizes of umbrella: small, medium, and large. The company has annual fixed costs of $390 400. For the past several years, 20% of QayserQaisara's sales have been the small and large umbrellas with the remaining 60% being the medium size. QayserQaisara does not expect this to change in the next year.

The following information is also available for each of the umbrellas:

Small Medium Large

Sales price per unit $8 $14 $35

Variable costs per unit 3 4 9

REQUIRED:

A. How many umbrellas in total does the company need to produce and sell in order to break even?

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B. How many medium umbrellas need to be sold in order to break even?

(3 MARKS)

C. If Hugo experiences a higher demand for large umbrellas than it anticipated will the break-even point increase, decrease, or stay the same? Why?

(4 MARKS)