Zinc Energy Resources Co., a new division of a major battery manufacturing company,

recently patented a new battery that uses zinc-air technology. The unit costs for the zinc-

air battery are as follows: The battery housing is $6, materials are $7.25, and direct labor

is $6.75 per unit. Retooling the existing factory facilities to manufacture the zinc-air

batteries amounts to an additional $1.4 million in equipment costs. Annual fixed costs

include sales, marketing, and advertising expenses of $1.8 million; general and

administrative expenses of $1.1 million; and other fixed costs totaling $2.8 million.

Please answer the following questions.

a. What is the total per-unit variable cost associated with the new battery?

b. What are the total fixed costs for the new battery?

c. If the price for the new battery was set at $34, what would the breakeven point

be?