Question-3
Spring Manufacturing sold 610,000 units of its product for $98
per unit in 2019. Variable cost per unit is $50, and total fixed
costs are $1,870,000.
Required:
1. Calculate (a) contribution margin and (b) operating
income.
2. Spring’s current manufacturing process is labor intensive.
Jim Gate, Spring’s production
manager, has proposed investing in state-of-the-art
manufacturing equipment, which will increase the annual fixed costs
to $6,770,000. The variable costs are expected to decrease to $35
per unit. Spring expects to maintain the same sales volume and
selling price next year. How would acceptance of Gate’s proposal
affect your answers to (a) and (b) in requirement 1?
3. Should Spring accept Gate’s proposal? Explain.