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A plant is operating at 60% capacity. The fixed costs are Kshs. 30,000, the variable costs are Kshs. 100,000 and the sales amount to Kshs....

A plant is operating at 60% capacity. The fixed costs are Kshs. 30,000, the variable costs are Kshs. 100,000 and the sales amount to Kshs. 150,000. Calculate the Break – Even point and find out the % of capacity at which the plant should operate to earn a profit of Kshs. 40,000.

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