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Thousands Break Even Analysis Chart $900 $800 $700 $600 $500 Fixed Cost $400 Variable Cost $300 Total Cost $200 Income $100 Jul/12 Jun/12 May/12 Apr/12 Mar/12 Feb/12 Jan/12 Dec/11 Nov/11 Oct/11 Sep/11 Aug/11 $0 The Dresser’s fixed cost includes employee payment, clothes cost, laundry, advertise expense, insurance, utility, and taxes. Variable cost is only one facet, a delivery fee. The Dresser’s income depends on month, because some months have big event such as Christmas which makes people need special clothes. The Dresser will reach break-even point when the entire income becomes $2,000,000, so it will be the time between November and December 2011.