9 Break-even
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Fixed
Cost
Price DWN
Profit
Quantity
Figure 1 The Menu Map for the Break-even Menu
The Break-even Menu
To open the Break-even menu, press :y. 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?
