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The average selling price of its finished product is $175 per unit. The variable cost for these same units is $115. Incurs fixed costs of $650,000 per year.

a. What is the break-even point in units for the company?
b. What is the dollar sales volume the firm must achieve to reach the break-even point?
c. What would be the firm's profit or loss at the following units of production sold: 10,000 units? 16,000 units? 20,000 units?
d. Find the degree of operating leverage for the production and sales levels given in part (c).

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