Biscayne’s Rent-A-Ride rents two models of automobiles: the standard and the deluxe. Information follows:       Standard   Deluxe Rental price per day $ 46.00   $ 54.00 Variable cost per day   18.50     23.20   Biscayne’s total fixed cost is $22,500.00 per month. Required: 1. Determine Biscayne’s new break-even point in each of the following independent scenarios: a. Product mix is 40/60. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)     b. Sales price increases on both models by 15 percent. (Assume a product mix of 50/50.) (Do not round your intermediatecalculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)   c. Fixed costs increase by $3,800. (Assume a product mix of 50/50.) (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)   d. Variable costs increase by 20 percent. (Assume a product mix of 50/50.) (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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Biscayne’s Rent-A-Ride rents two models of automobiles: the standard and the deluxe. Information follows:
 

 

  Standard   Deluxe
Rental price per day $ 46.00   $ 54.00
Variable cost per day   18.50     23.20
 


Biscayne’s total fixed cost is $22,500.00 per month.

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1. Determine Biscayne’s new break-even point in each of the following independent scenarios:

a. Product mix is 40/60. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 
 

b. Sales price increases on both models by 15 percent. (Assume a product mix of 50/50.) (Do not round your intermediatecalculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 


c. Fixed costs increase by $3,800. (Assume a product mix of 50/50.) (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 


d. Variable costs increase by 20 percent. (Assume a product mix of 50/50.) (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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