Martin Company incurred the following costs for 60,000 units:
Variable costs $420,000
Fixed costs 392,000
Martin has received a special order from a foreign company for 3,000 units. There issufficient capacity to fill the order without jeopardizing regular sales. Filling the order will require spending an additional $6,300 for shipping.
If Martin wants to break even on the order, what should the unit sales price be?
Variable cost to be incurred for the offer | = | ($4,20,000 / 60,000 units) X 3,000 units | |
= | $ 21,000 | ||
Additional Fixed cost | = | $ 6,300 | |
Total Cost incurred for the offer | = | Variable cost to be incurred for the offer + Additional Fixed cost | |
= | $21,000 + $6,300 | ||
= | $ 27,300 | ||
Unit Sales Price (Break even) | = | Total Cost incurred for the offer / 3,000 units | |
= | $27,300 / 3,000 units | ||
= | $ 9.10 |
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