HP 20b Consultant Financial, 30b Professional manual 1500 00I, 250 I, 300 I, 100 00I

Table 9-1 Break-even Example

Keys	Display	Description
:y		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.

<100

00I

Inputs 10,000.00 for profit.

<=

Calculates the current value for the unknown item. 3200 units would have to be sold to return a profit of 10,000.00.

To reset the menu items to their default values, with any item of the Break-even menu displayed press :x. With BrkEven displayed, press Ito reset the menu, or Oto cancel. Press Oagain to exit the menu.

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