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9 Break-even
Figure 9-1 The Menu Map for the Break-even Menu
Press :! to open the Break-even menu. Starting with
Fixed=
, input known
data by entering a number and pressing I. Scroll to the unknown variable
by pressing > or < repeatedly. Press = to calculate it.
To reset the Break-even menu, from anywhere in the menu press :x. With
BrkEven
displayed, press I to reset the menu or O to cancel. Press
O again to exit the menu.
The sale price of an item is $300.00, the variable cost price is $250.00, and
the fixed costs are $150,000.00. How many units would have to be sold to
break even (profit = 0%)? This example is shown in Table 9-1 with RPN as
the active operating mode.