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Identify any activity in Wal-Mart where you can apply breakeven analysis. You must be able to define:

A unit of measurement for the activity
Revenue per unit for the activity
Variable costs for the activity
Fixed costs for the period in the activity
If you cannot identify specific actual amounts, make a reasonable estimate (and indicate the method or source of information for that estimate) and apply the tool as if the data were factual.

Your report should include

The name and nature of the organization
The activity and time period you used
The inputs you used and the source for those inputs
Your results
Any implications from your results
In other words, you must do a break-even analysis using the numerical calculations.

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Breakeven analysis

Identify any activity in Wal-Mart where you can apply breakeven analysis. You must be able to define:

A unit of measurement for the activity
Revenue per unit for the activity
Variable costs for the activity
Fixed costs for the period in the activity

If you cannot identify specific actual amounts, make a reasonable estimate (and indicate the method or source of information for that estimate) and apply the tool as if the data were factual.

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