MC Qu. 72 Benjamin Company had the following results...
Benjamin Company had the following results of operations for the
past year:
Sales (14,200 units at $18) | $ | 255,600 | |||||
Direct materials and direct labor | $ | 99,400 | |||||
Overhead (20% variable) | 28,400 | ||||||
Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) | 18,460 | (146,260 | ) | ||||
Operating income | $ | 109,340 | |||||
A foreign company (whose sales will not affect Benjamin’s market)
offers to buy 3,550 units at $13.60 per unit. In addition to
variable manufacturing costs, selling these units would increase
fixed overhead by $880 and selling and administrative costs by
$900. Assuming Benjamin’s productive capacity is 14,200 units per
year and accepts the offer, its profits will:
Multiple Choice
Decrease by $15,620.
Decrease by $17,400.
Decrease by $ 93,720.
Increase by $ 13,840.
Increase by $ 4,450.
Contribution per unit | ||||||
Selling price | 18 | |||||
Less: VC per unit (99400+28400*20%)/14200 | 7.4 | |||||
Contribution per unit | 10.6 | |||||
Differential analysis | ||||||
Incremental revenue (3550*13.60) | 48280 | |||||
Less: incremental cost | ||||||
Material (99400/14200*3550) | 24850 | |||||
Overheads (28400*20%)/14200*3550 | 1420 | |||||
Fixed Oh | 880 | |||||
Selling admin overheads | 900 | |||||
Opportunity cost for loss of contribution (3550*10.60) | 37630 | |||||
Decrease in income | -17400 | |||||
Answer is Decrease by $17400. |
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