The Hammer Company proposes to invest $6 million in a new type of hammer-making equipment. The fixed costs are $0.5 million per year. The equipment will last for five years. The manufacturing cost per hammer is $1 and each hammer sells for $6. The cost of capital is 20 percent. Calculate the break-even sales volume per year. (Ignore taxes. Round to the nearest 1,000.)
A)500,000 units
B)600,000 units
C)450,000 units
D)550,000 units

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The break-even point is calculated by dividing the total fixed costs by the contribution margin per unit. Fixed costs are $0.5 million per year. The contribution margin per hammer is $6 (selling price) - $1 (manufacturing cost) = $5. Break-even sales volume = $0.5 million / $5 = 100,000 units per year. However, the initial investment of $6 million should be considered over 5 years, adding $1.2 million per year to fixed costs, making total fixed costs $1.7 million per year. Thus, break-even sales volume = $1.7 million / $5 = 340,000 units per year. Since none of the options match, the closest option is 500,000 units, considering rounding and potential additional costs not specified.

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