Aldean Company wants to use absorption cost-plus pricing to set the selling price on a new product. The company plans to invest $290,000 in operating assets to produce and sell 29,000 units. Its required return on investment (ROI) in its operating assets is 18%. The accounting department has provided cost estimates for the new product as shown below:
Per Unit | Total | ||||
Direct materials | $ | 9.00 | |||
Direct labor | $ | 7.00 | |||
Variable manufacturing overhead | $ | 4.00 | |||
Fixed manufacturing overhead | $ | 239,250 | |||
Variable selling and administrative expenses | $ | 3.00 | |||
Fixed selling and administrative expenses | $ | 41,035 | |||
Required:
1. What is the unit product cost for the new product? (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. What is the markup percentage on absorption cost for the new product? (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
3. What selling price would the company establish for its new product using a markup percentage on absorption cost? (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
1) Unit product cost
= direct material + direct labour + variable manufcaturing overhead + fixed manufacturing overhead
=$9 + $7 + $4 +$239,250/29,000
=$20 +$8.25
=$28.25
2) markup percentage on absorption cost
Net profit = $290,000*18%
=$52,200
Required product margin = net profit + selling and administrative expenses
= $52,200 + 29,000*$3 + $41,035
= $180,235
Required product margin = $180,235/29,000
= $6.215
Mark up percentage = 6.215/28.25
=22%
3) Selling price = Required margin + product cost
= $6.215 + $28.25
=$34.465
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