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Carla Vista Cash, Ltd. operates a chain of exclusive ski hat boutiques in the western United States. The stores purchase several hat styles from a single distributor at $18 each. All other costs incurred by the company are fixed. Carla Vista Cash, Ltd. sells the hats for $45 each.
**Problem Statement: (a)**
If fixed costs total $472,500 per year, what is the breakeven point in units? In sales dollars?
**Breakeven Point Calculations:**
- The breakeven point (in units):
- The breakeven sales (in dollars):
*Note: Calculation boxes are present for entering the breakeven point in hats and breakeven sales in dollars. No graphs or diagrams are provided in the image.*
![The image contains a text prompt asking for financial ratios related to Carla Vista Cash. Specifically, it inquires about the contribution margin ratio and the variable cost ratio. Below the question, there are two input fields for users to enter the percentages of the contribution margin ratio and the variable cost ratio.
- **Contribution margin ratio:** [Input field] %
- **Variable cost ratio:** [Input field] %
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Transcribed Image Text:The image contains a text prompt asking for financial ratios related to Carla Vista Cash. Specifically, it inquires about the contribution margin ratio and the variable cost ratio. Below the question, there are two input fields for users to enter the percentages of the contribution margin ratio and the variable cost ratio.
- **Contribution margin ratio:** [Input field] %
- **Variable cost ratio:** [Input field] %
No graphs or diagrams are present in the image.
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