In: Accounting
Incremental Analysis of Special sales order decision | per unit | total order (11,000 units) |
Revenue from special order | ||
Less Variable expense associated with the order | ||
Direct materials | ||
direct labor | ||
variable manufacturing overhead | ||
contribution margin | ||
less: additional fixed expenses associated with the order |
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Increase (decrease) in operating income from the special order |
Data Table | Total costs for 11,000 units |
Direct materials | $363,000 |
Direct labor | 77,000 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | 121,000 |
Fixed manufacturing | 140,000 |
Total manufacturing costs | 701,000 |
The company's relevant range extends to 126,000 units. Relax has received a special order for 11,000 t-shirts at a special price of $74,250 for the entire order. The special order t-shirt would use a fabric that is less expensive than the standard fabric used by Relax,which would allow Relax to save$0.30 per t-shirt in direct materials when manufacturing this special order. Relax has the excess capacity to manufacture this special order. Its total fixed costs will not be impacted by the special order. |
Direct Materials cost |
$363000 |
Total units |
11000 |
Normal material cost per unit |
$33 |
Direct material cost saved per unit |
$0.3 |
Direct material cost for special order |
$32.7 |
Special order price = $74,250
Units = 11000 units
Sale price per unit = 74250 / 11000 = $6.75
Since, Sale price per unit ($6.75) does not even exceed the direct material cost per unit ($32.7), the acceptance of this offer will result in decrease in Net iNcome.
Incremental Analysis of Special sales order decision |
per unit ($) |
total order (11,000 units) ($) |
Revenue from special order |
6.75 |
74250 |
Less: Variable expense associated with the order |
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Direct materials |
32.7 |
359700 |
direct labor |
7 |
77000 |
variable manufacturing overhead |
11 |
121000 |
contribution margin |
-43.95 |
-46750 |
Less: additional fixed expenses associated with the |
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order |
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Increase (decrease) in operating income from the special order |
$(43.95) |
$(46750) |