In: Accounting
Bush Industries currently manufactures 56,000 units of a product with the following costs per unit
Direct materials......................................... $6.00
Direct labor.............................................. $18.00
Variable manufacturing overhead............ $9.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead................$12.00
Variable selling..........................................$3.00
Fixed selling..............................................$4.00
The company has the capacity to produce 60,000 units. The product regularly sells for $60. A wholesaler has offered to pay $55 a unit for 5,000 units and will pick up the units, thereby saving Bush the variable selling costs. If the special order is accepted, what would be the increase or decrease in operating income?
Increase in operating income = $86,000
Working
financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the special order | |
Additional Revenue from offer (5000 x $55) | $ 275,000 |
Less: Total Additional cost due to acceptance of offer | $ 189,000 |
Financial Advantage | $ 86,000 |
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Calculation of Additional Cost of Order | ||
Per Unit | Total | |
Direct material | $ 6.00 | $ 30,000 |
Direct labor | $ 18.00 | $ 90,000 |
Variable manufacturing overheads | $ 9.00 | $ 45,000 |
Additional fixed cost (loss of contribution margin on 1000 units)[24 x 1000] | $ 24,000 | |
Total Additional cost due to acceptance of order | $ 33.00 | $ 189,000 |
The company will have to forgo sales of 1000 units in regular market so normal contribution margin on these 1000 units will be lost.