CVP Relationships The following is taken from a recent media report about Gateway, Inc., which

CVP Relationships The following is taken from a recent media report about Gateway, Inc., which provides products and services in the PC industry.

“Gateway’s loss in the quarter that ended June 30 nearly tripled to $61 million on revenues of

$1 billion. . . . To break even, Gateway would need to boost unit sales a mind-numbing 43%, from 651,000 in the second quarter to 933,000 units.”

Gateway has a mere 5.6 percent of the U.S. market. The media report is projecting a 5 percent rise in unit sales next quarter.

Required

Estimate Gateway’s variable cost per unit and fixed cost per year.

Hint: First determine price from the available information and then develop two breakeven models: one for the quarter ended June 30 in which there was a loss of $61 million and another for breakeven for the third quarter in which sales are expected to be 933,000 units. Using the two models, solve for v.

Determine the required market share Gateway needs to have in order to break even next quarter.