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MSI’s educational products are currently sold without any supplemental materials. The company is considering the inclusion of instructional materials such as an overhead slide presentation, potential test questions, and classroom bulletin board materials for teachers. A summary of the expected costs and revenues for MSI’s two options follows:
CD Only | CD with Instructional Materials | |
Estimated demand | 29,000 units | 29,000 units |
Estimated sales price | 25.00 | 40.00 |
Estimated cost per unit | ||
Direct materials | 3.75 | 4.25 |
Direct labor | 5.00 | 8.00 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | 5.00 | 8.25 |
Fixed manufacturing overhead | 4.50 | 4.50 |
Unit manufacturing cost | 18.25 | 25.00 |
Additional development cost | 105,000 |
1. Based on the given data, compute the increase or decrease in profit that would result if instructional materials were added to the CDs.
CD only | CD with Instructional Materials | Incremental | |
Sales Revenue | |||
Variable Cost | |||
Contribution Margin | |||
Additional Development Cost | |||
Differential Profit (loss) |
2. Suppose that the higher price of the CDs with instructional materials is expected to reduce demand to 20,000 units. Complete the table given below based on Requirement 1 and 2 data.
CD Only | CD with Instructional Materials | Incremental | |
Sales Revenue | |||
Variable Costs | |||
Contribution Margin | |||
Additional Development Cost | |||
Differential Profit (loss) |
Solution 1:
Computation of Profit - MSI Educational Products | |||
Particulars | CD Only | CD with instructions materials | Incremental |
Sales | $725,000.00 | $1,160,000.00 | $435,000.00 |
Variable costs | $398,750.00 | $594,500.00 | $195,750.00 |
Contribution margin | $326,250.00 | $565,500.00 | $239,250.00 |
Additional development costs | $0.00 | $105,000.00 | $105,000.00 |
Differential profit (Loss) | $326,250.00 | $460,500.00 | $134,250.00 |
Solution 2:
Computation of Profit - MSI Educational Products | |||
Particulars | CD Only | CD with instructions materials | Incremental |
Sale volume | 29000 | 20000 | |
Sales | $725,000.00 | $800,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
Variable costs | $398,750.00 | $410,000.00 | $11,250.00 |
Contribution margin | $326,250.00 | $390,000.00 | $63,750.00 |
Additional development costs | $0.00 | $105,000.00 | $105,000.00 |
Differential profit (Loss) | $326,250.00 | $285,000.00 | -$41,250.00 |