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Special Order Review company has the following information relating to their plastics factory
Current Selling Price $10.00
Current Monthly Production 15,000 units
Total Direct Materials ( all Variable) $45,000.00
Total Direct Labor (all variable) $15,000.00
Total Overhead (50% variable) $50,000.00
Total Marketing Cost (75% variable) $30,000.00
A new customer has offered to buy 3000 units but will pay only $7.50. The special order will incur additional costs of $1.50 per unit but there will be no additional marketing costs paid.
REQUIRED: 1. Calculate the current variable cost per unit and fixed cost.
2. Calculate the gain or loss on the special order
Current Monthly Production is 15000 Units
Total Direct Material Cost is $45000
Variable Cost per Unit of DIrect Materials = $45,000/15000 U =$3 Per Unit
Total Direct Labour Cost is $ 15000
Variable Cost per Unit of DIrect Labour = $15,000/15000 U =$1 Per Unit
Total Overhead Cost is $50000
50% Variable Overhead Cost = $50,000 X 50% =$25000
50% Fixed Overhead Cost =$50000 X 50% =25000
Variable Cost per Unit of Overhead Cost = $25,000/15000 U =$1.66 Per Unit
Total Marketing cost is $ 30000
75% Variable Marketing Cost = $30,000 X 75% =$22500
25% Fixed Marketing Cost =$30,000 X 25% =7500
Variable Cost per Unit of Overhead Cost = $7,500/15000 U =$0.5 Per Unit
Current Variable Cost Per Unit
Direct Materials $3
Direct Labours $1
Overhead Cost $1.66
Marketing Cost $0.5
Total Variable Cost Per Unit $ 7.16
Current Fixed Costs
Overhead Cost $25,000
Marketing Cost $7,500
Total Fixed Cost $32,500
Current Variable Cost Per unit Excluding Marketing Cost =$7.16 - $0.50 = $6.66
Total Variable Cost on Special Order = Current Variable Cost Per unit Excluding Marketing Cost + Additional Cost
Total Variable Cost on Special Order = $6.66 + $1.50 = $8.16
Loss on Special Order = $8.16 - $7.16 = $1 Per Unit
Loss = $1 X 3000 Units = $3000
Loss on Special Order = $3000
Variable Cost Per Unit remains same irrespective of level of productions
Fixed cost amounts are unchaged irrespective of production level
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