Question: Break-Even Sales

BeerBev, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year:

Net sales                                                $8,272,000

Cost of goods sold                                    $2,068,000

Selling, general and administration                    658,000

                                                             $2,726,000

Income from operations                              $ 5,546,000

In addition, assume that BeerBev sold 47,000 barrels of beer during the year. Assume that variable costs were 75% of the cost of goods sold and 50% of selling, general and administration expenses. Assume that the remaining costs are fixed. For the following year, assume that BeerBev expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $25,400.

a. Compute the break-even sales (barrels) for the current year. Round to the nearest whole barrel.

b. Compute the anticipated break-even sales (barrels) for the following year. Round to the nearest whole barrel.