Problem:
You are a management analyst for XYZ aircraft manufacturing company. Your company currently manufactures and sells four different types of aircraft. Historically, each aircraft type constitutes 25% of the total revenue. For each aircraft type the unit contribution margin, expressed as a per cent of sales, is different.
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Question: If this year the sales mix is different than the historical average, explain what affect this would have on the breakeven point?
Note: Please show the work not just the answer.