Hess Co. manufactures a product that sells for $12 per unit. Total fixed costs are $96,000 and variable costs are $7 per unit. Hess can buy a newer production machine that will increase total fixed costs by $22,800 but variable costs will be decreased by $0.40 per unit.
REQUIRED: Calculate the current break-even point in units and the break-even point in units if the new production machine is purchased. Show your answers in the spaces provided and use the space below the answer blocks to show your calculations.