Principles of Cost Accounting
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Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
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Chapter 10, Problem 11P
Emerald Island Company is considering building a manufacturing plant in County Kerry. Predicting sales of 100,000 units, Emerald Isle estimates the following expenses:
An Irish firm that specializes in marketing will be engaged to sell the manufactured product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. None of the U.S. home office expense will be allocated to the Irish facility.
Required:
- 1. If the unit sales price is $2, how many units must be sold to break even? (Hint: First compute the variable cost per unit.)
- 2. Calculate the margin of safety ratio.
- 3. Calculate the contribution margin ratio.
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Lobby Company produces and sells its only product XT-300. The company has been approached by a new customer from the USA with an offer to purchase 15,000 units of XT-300 for $11.50 each. Selling to the US will not affect the company’s other customers, and existing sales would not be affected. Lobby normally produces 110,000 units per year but only plans to produce and sell 90,000 in the coming year. Exporting the product to the USA will require a further packaging cost of $0.30 per unit. The normal sales price is $16 per unit. Unit cost information for the normal level of activity is as follows:
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Lobby Company produces and sells its only product XT-300. The company has been approached by a new customer from the USA with an offer to purchase 15,000 units of XT-300 for $11.50 each. Selling to the US will not affect the company’s other customers, and existing sales would not be affected. Lobby normally produces 110,000 units per year but only plans to produce and sell 90,000 in the coming year. Exporting the product to the USA will require a further packaging cost of $0.30 per unit. The normal sales price is $16 per unit. Unit cost information for the normal level of activity is as follows:
Direct materials
$4.50
Direct labour
4.20
Variable overhead
1.65
Fixed overhead
2.00
Total
$12.35
Required:
A). What are the relevant costs and benefits of this special order?
B). Will operating income increase or decrease if the order from this new customer is accepted – if so, by how much?
C). Suppose the new customer wants to buy 25,000 units, should…
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