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Starlord company makes and sells a product that regularly sell for $39.85 each.
The following information is available for the current year:
Annual maximum capacity in units | 6,800 |
Current annual production in units | 6,200 |
Budgeted absorption cost per unit: | |
Direct materials | $9.95 |
Direct labor | $2.65 |
Manufacturing overhead (70% variable) |
$3.40 |
A new customer approached the company with a one-time all-or-nothing order for 900 units. The special-order units are identical to the regular ones, with one exception: the customer would like their business logo engraved on each unit. It will cost $6.5 to engrave the logo.
Q.) The minimum total sales revenue from the special order that would be acceptable to the company is:
A.) $
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Star lord Company |
Minimum total sales revenue should be contribution lost from loss of sale to regular customers plus relevant costs. |
Sell price | 39.85 | |
Less: | ||
Direct materials | 9.95 | |
Direct labor | 2.65 | |
Variable Manufacturing overhead | 2.38 | This is $ 3.4*70% |
Total variable costs | 14.98 | |
Contribution per unit | 24.87 | |
Production capacity | 6,800.00 | |
Units sold to external customers | 6,200.00 | |
Balance | 600.00 | |
Demand to be fulfilled | 900.00 | |
Units lost of external customer | 300.00 | |
Contribution lost | 7,461.00 | |
Contribution lost per unit | 8.29 | This is $ 7,461/ 900 units. |
Add: Variable costs per unit | 14.98 | |
Add: Cost of logo per unit | 6.50 | |
Relevant price per unit | 29.77 | |
Minimum total sales revenue | 26,793.00 | |
So Minimum total sales revenue should be $ 26,793. |