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been in business for 9 months. When she opened her caf business, she had RM35,000 in initial capital, 20% from her own savings and 80% secured through borrowings from her parents and relatives. The caf officially opened on February 1 after four months of minimal renovation and purchase of kitchen equipment that cost RM25,000. The business was registered as a sole proprietor. For the first couple of weeks, business was moderately slow. By the end of the month, however, there was a big increase in number of customers and sales. Her projected monthly sales were RM18,000. In March, the business earned RM27,000. April and May brought in RM30,000 and RM36,000 respectively. However, in June, operations began to slow down dramatically especially in the second half of June because of the fasting month for Muslims. Sales fell to RM18,000. During the next 3 months, sales plummeted to RM16,000, RM15,000 and RM14,000. The cafs monthly expenses, including the fixed overheads of rental and salaries, totaled RM8,000. The gross margin on sales is 40%. Sarimah is extremely upset with sales over the past 4 months. She is also concerned that her initial RM35,000 of capital is almost gone because of the RM2,000 per month salary she has drawn since February.

Based On the statement produce the break-even point in sales ringgit (per month)

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