A. Hickman Manufacturing produces Product A in batches of 4,000
gallons at $.90 per gallon. Product A can be sold without further
processing for $1.20 per gallon. Product A can be processed further
to yield Product B, which can be sold for $1.85 per gallon. Product
B requires additional processing costs at $1,650 per batch.
Instructions
Compute the incremental income or loss from further production of
one batch of Product B.
B.Brooks Manufacturers produces can openers. For the first six
months of 2018, the company reported the following operating
results while operating at 80% of plant capacity.
Sales = $4,000,000
Variable Cost per unit = $4.90
Fixed Cost per unit = $5.25
In September 2018, Brooks Manufacturers receives a special order
for 20,000 can openers at $7.50 from a foreign company. Acceptance
of the special order would result in $7,000 of shipping
costs.
Instructions
Prepare an incremental analysis for the special order.
a) Compute the incremental income or loss from further production of one batch of Product B.
Sale revenue from product B (4000*1.85) | 7400 |
Sale revenue from product A (4000*1.20) | 4800 |
Incremental revenue | 2600 |
Incremental cost | -1650 |
Incremental profit (loss) | 950 |
b) Incremental analaysis :
Incremental revenue (20000*7.50) | 150000 |
Incremental cost | |
Variable cost (20000*4.9) | -98000 |
Shipping cost | -7000 |
Incremental cost | -105000 |
Incremental profit (loss) | 45000 |
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