Mueller Corp

Mueller Corp. manufactures compact discs that sell for $5.00. Fixed costs are $28,000 and variable costs are $3.60 per unit. Mueller can buy a newer production machine that will increase fixed costs by $8,000 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $0.40 per unit. What effect would the purchase of the new machine have on Mueller's break-even point in units?

A) 4,444 unit increase.
B) 9,850 unit decrease.
C) 5,714 unit increase.
D) 4,444 unit decrease.
E) No effect on the break-even point in units.

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