Reference no: EM132873591

Break-Even SalesMolson-Coors Brewing Company (TAP) reported the following operating information for a recent year (in millions):

Sales $11,003

Gross profit $4,786

 Cost of goods sold (6,217)

Marketing, general, and admin. expenses (3,032)

Operating income $1,754

Assume that Molson-Coors sold 240 million barrels of beer during the year, variable costs were 75% of the cost of goods sold and 35% of marketing, general, and administrative expenses, and that the remaining costs are fixed. For the following year, assume that Molson-Coors expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $50 million.

Round intermediate calculations to the nearest cent and the final answers to the nearest whole barrel. (Do not round to the nearest million.)

Problem a. Compute the break-even sales (barrels) for the current year.