Texas Instruments BA II PLUS User Manual page 83

Computing Breakeven
1. To access the Breakeven worksheet, press & r. The
appears.
Press # or " to select a known variable, key in the value, and press
2.
!.
3. Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining known variables.
To compute a value for the unknown variable, press # or " until the
4.
variable is displayed, and then press %. The calculator displays the
computed value.
Example: Computing Breakeven Quantity
A canoe company sells paddles for $20 each. The unit variable cost is $15,
and the fixed costs are $3,000. How many paddles must be sold to break
even?
To
Access Breakeven worksheet.
Enter fixed costs.
Enter variable cost per unit.
Enter price.
Leave profit as is.
Compute quantity.
Answer: 600 paddles must be sold to break even.
Other Worksheets
Press Display
& r
FC=
!
FC=
3000
# !
VC=
15
# !
P=
20
#
PFT=
# %
Q=
variable
FC
0

3,000.00

15.00

20.00
0.00

600.00
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