In: Accounting
Parker Manufacturers produces can openers. For the first six months of 2011, the company reported the following operating results while operating at 80% of plant capacity.
Sales $4,000,000
Cost of goods sold 2,500,000
Gross profit 1,500,000
Operating expenses 1,000,000
Net income $ 500,000
Cost of goods sold was 70% variable and 30% fixed. Operating expenses were 70% variable and 30% fixed. In September 2011, Parker Manufacturers receives a special order for 15,000 can openers at $7.50 from a foreign company. The can openers normally sell for $8.00. Acceptance of the special order would result in $5,000 of shipping costs but no increase in fixed operating expenses.
Instructions
Prepare an incremental analysis for the special order.
given data
sales = 4000000
cost of goods sold = 2500000
operating expenses = 1000000
variable cost = 70%
that is 2500000 * 70% = 1750000
variable operating expenses = 70%
that is 1000000 * 70% = 700000
special order
special order = 15000
selling price per unit = $ 8
sales from special order = 15000 * 8 =1200000
fixed cost = 5000
calculation of net income of special order :
particulars | amount |
revenue from special order (15000 units * 7.5) | 112500 |
variable cost : | |
variable cost from special order (working note 1) | (52500) |
variable operating expenses from special order (working note 2) | (21000) |
contribution margin from special ordre (revanue - variable cost) | 39000 |
fixed costs from special order | (5000) |
net income from special order (contribution margin - fixed cost) | 34000 |
working note 1
variable costs from special order = variable cost *sales from special order / sales
= 1750000 * 120000 / 4000000
= $ 52500
working note 2
variable operating expenses from special order = variable operating expenses * sales from special order / sales
= 700000 * 120000 / 4000000
= $ 21000