To Calculate The Sales Volume Needed To Achieve A Specified Gross Profit; To Calculate The Required Sales Price To Achieve A Given Gross Profit At A Specified Sales Volume - HP 12c Solutions Handbook

To calculate the sales volume needed to achieve a specified gross profit:

1. Key in the desired gross profit and press
2. Key in the fixed cost and press
3. Key in sales price per unit and press
4. Key in the variable cost per unit and press
5. Press
To calculate the required sales price to achieve a given gross profit at a
specified sales volume:
1. Key in the fixed costs and press
2. Key in the gross desired and press
3. Key in the specified sales volume in units and press
4. Key in the variable cost per unit and press
sales price per unit.
Example 1: The E.Z. Sells company markets textbooks on salesmanship.
The fixed cost involved in setting up to print the books are $12,000. The
variable cost per copy, including printing and marketing the books are
$6.75 per copy. The sales price per copy is $13.00. How many copies
must be sold to break even?
Keystrokes
12000
13
6.75
Find the gross profit if 2500 units are sold.
13
6.75
2500
12000
If a gross profit of $4,500 is desired at a sales volume of 2500 units, what
should the sales price be?
to calculate the sales volume.
Display
12,000.00
13.00
1,920.00
13.00
6.25
15,625.00
3,625.00
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to calculate the required
Fixed cost.
Sales price.
Break-even volume.
Sales price.
Profit per unit.
Gross profit.
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