Drake Company produces a single product. Last year's income statement is as follows: Sales (21,000 units) $1,278,900 Less: Variable costs 879,900    Contribution margin $399,000 Less: Fixed costs 259,800    Operating income $139,200 Suppose that Drake Company is considering an investment in new technology that will increase fixed costs by $234,100 per year, but will lower variable costs to 42 percent of sales. Units sold will remain unchanged. Prepare a budgeted income statement assuming Drake makes this investment. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar.  Drake CompanyBudgeted Income Statement   $Sales = 1278900   Less: Variable costs = 537138   $Contribution margin = 741762   Less: Fixed costs = 493900   $Net income = 247862   Question Content Area What is the new break-even point in units, assuming the investment is made? In your computations, round the unit contribution margin to the nearest cent. Round your final answer to the nearest whole unit

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Drake Company produces a single product. Last year's income statement is as follows:

Sales (21,000 units) $1,278,900
Less: Variable costs 879,900
   Contribution margin $399,000
Less: Fixed costs 259,800
   Operating income $139,200

Suppose that Drake Company is considering an investment in new technology that will increase fixed costs by $234,100 per year, but will lower variable costs to 42 percent of sales. Units sold will remain unchanged. Prepare a budgeted income statement assuming Drake makes this investment. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar.

 Drake CompanyBudgeted Income Statement
 
$Sales = 1278900
 
Less: Variable costs = 537138
 
$Contribution margin = 741762
 
Less: Fixed costs = 493900
 
$Net income = 247862
 

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What is the new break-even point in units, assuming the investment is made? In your computations, round the unit contribution margin to the nearest cent. Round your final answer to the nearest whole unit.

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