Weber's Mail Manufacturing is a company that produces chain mail. Their most popular product is saw-cut metal links that hobbyists can use to make their own creations. The company recently spent $600 on advertising, which they hope to make back quickly. The wire used to produce one ounce of links costs $1, but the finished links sell for $4 per ounce. Eventually, the company will make back its investment and break even. What will their expenses and sales both equal?

Their expenses and sales will both equal at 200 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

This can be determined using the break-even point in ounce formula as follows:

Break even point in ounce = Fixed cost / Contribution per ounce

Where;

Fixed cost = Advertising = $600

Contribution per ounce = Selling price per ounce - Cost per ounce = $4 - $1 = $3

Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:

Break even point in ounce = $600 / $3 = 200 ounces

Therefore, their expenses and sales will both equal at 200 ounces.

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