HP 20B manual Break-even Menu

Break-even

7 Break-even

Figure 1 The Menu Map for the Break-even Menu

The Break-even Menu

To open the Break-even menu, press :!. To change the value of the displayed item, key in a number and press I. Once you have entered all known data, press <or >repeatedly to scroll to the unknown item and press

=to calculate it.

The break-even function allows you to study problems involving a profit, when a quantity of items, with a cost to manufacture and a fixed price to develop and market, is sold at a given price. See Figure 1.

Break-even Example

The sale price of an item is 300.00, the cost is 250.00, and the fixed cost is 150,000.00. How many units would have to be sold to make a profit of 10,000.00?

Table 7-1Break-even Example

Keys Display Description

:!

Opens the Break-even menu starting with the current value for fixed costs.

1500

00I

Inputs 150,000.00 for fixed cost.

<250

I

Inputs 250.00 for variable cost per unit.

<300

I

Inputs 300.00 for price.

<1000

00I

Inputs 10,000.00 for profit.

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