Answer:
Tri-County has to charge $824.59 per MWh to breakeven.
Explanation:
Breakeven Point is the level at which a firm neither makes a profit nor a loss.
Step 1 : Calculate the Total Fixed Costs
If If Tri-County has 1,000,000 MWh of demand from its customers other than Boulder, then the total fixed costs has to be established for the company first as follows :
Unit Cost = Total Existing Fixed Costs ÷ Existing Activity (Boulder)
= $82,500,000 ÷ 150,000 MWh
= $550 per MWh
Fixed costs including the demand from other customers :
Total MWh = 150,000 MWh ( Boulder) + 1,000,000 MWh (Other customers)
= 1,150,000 MWh
Therefore,
Total Fixed Costs = Unit Cost × Total MWh
= $550 × 1,150,000 MWh
= $632,500,000
Step 2 : Calculate the Break even point in dollars
Break Even Point (dollars) = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution Margin ratio
Where,
Contribution Margin ratio = Contribution ÷ Sales
= Selling Price - Variable Costs ÷ Sales
= ($75 - $25) ÷ $75
= 0.667
Break Even Point (dollars) = $632,500,000 ÷ 0.667
= $948,275,862.10
Step 3 : Calculate the unit selling price to break even
Unit Price = Total Sales ÷ Total Units Sold
= $948,275,862.10 ÷ 1,150,000 MWh
= $824.59 per MWh
Conclusion :
Tri-County has to charge $824.59 per MWh to breakeven
