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Gilbert Incorporated Had the Following Information ACalculate the Break-Even Point in Units Using the Traditional Approach

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Gilbert Incorporated had the following information:
 Activity Driver  Unit Variable cost  Level of Activity Driver  Units sold $20 Setups 1,00040 Engineering hours 601,000 Other data:  Total fixed costs (traditional) $100,000 Total fixed costs (ABC) $50,000 Unit selling price $40\begin{array}{lcr}\text { Activity Driver }&\text { Unit Variable cost }&\text { Level of Activity Driver }\\\hline \text { Units sold } & \$ 20 & - \\\text { Setups } & 1,000 & 40 \\\text { Engineering hours } & 60 & 1,000\\\\\text { Other data: }\\\text { Total fixed costs (traditional) } & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Total fixed costs (ABC) } & \$ 50,000 \\\text { Unit selling price } & \$ 40\end{array}
a.Calculate the break-even point in units using the traditional approach to CVP analysis.
b.Calculate the break-even point in units using the activity-based costing approach to CVP analysis.
c.Calculate the number of units that must be sold to earn a before-tax profit of $40,000.
d.Suppose Gilbert could reduce setup costs by $300 per setup and could reduce the number of engineering hours needed to 900.How many units must be sold to break even in this case?

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a.$100,000/($40 - $20)= 5,000 units
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