Problem
Ritchie Manufacturing Company makes a product that it sells for $200 per unit. The company incurs variable manufacturing costs of $110 per unit. Variable selling expenses are $20 per unit, annual fixed manufacturing costs are $466,000, and fixed selling and administrative costs are $269,000 per year. Required Determine the break-even point in units and dollars using each of the following approaches: Use the equation method. Use the contribution margin per unit approach. Use the contribution margin ratio approach. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the break-even sales volume.