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Adams Quilting Company makes blankets that it markets through a variety of department stores. It makes the blankets in batches of 2,500 units. Adams made 25,000 blankets during the prior accounting period. The cost of producing the blankets is summarized here.
Materials cost ($26 per unit × 25,000) | $ | 650,000 | |
Labor cost ($20 per unit × 25,000) | 500,000 | ||
Manufacturing supplies ($3 × 25,000) | 75,000 | ||
Batch-level costs (10 batches at $5,000 per batch) | 50,000 | ||
Product-level costs | 90,000 | ||
Facility-level costs | 300,000 | ||
Total costs | $ | 1,665,000 | |
Cost per unit = $1,665,000 ÷ 25,000 = $66.6 | |||
A. Sunny Motels has offered to buy a batch of 500 blankets for $56 each. Adams’s normal selling price is $92 per unit. Calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Adams accept the special order? B. Sunny offered to buy a batch of 2,500 blankets for $56 per unit, calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Should Adams accept the special order? (For all requirements, round "Cost per unit" to 2 decimal places.) |
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A. Sunny Motels has offered to buy a batch of 500 blankets for $56 each. Adams’s normal selling price is $92 per unit. Calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Adams accept the special order?
Relevant cost per unit | |
Material | 26 |
Labour | 20 |
Manufacturing supplies | 3 |
Batch level cost (5000/500) | 10 |
Relevant cost per unit | 59 |
No, Adams should not accept the special order.
b. Sunny Motels has offered to buy a batch of 2500 blankets for $56 each. Adams’s normal selling price is $92 per unit. Calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Adams accept the special order?
Relevant cost per unit | |
Material | 26 |
Labour | 20 |
Manufacturing supplies | 3 |
Batch level cost (5000/2500) | 2 |
Relevant cost per unit | 51 |
Yes, Adams should accept the special order.