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Tom Johnson Manufacturing intends to increase capacity through the addition of new equipment. Two vendors have presented proposals. The fixed costs for proposal A are $50,000, and for proposal B, $70,000. The variable cost for A is $12.00, and for B, $10.00. The revenue generated by each unit is $20.00.
a) If the expected volume is 8,500 units, _______(proposal A or proposal B) with a total profit = $______ should be chosen (enter your response as a whole number).
For proposal A
Total Fixed cost = $50000
Total Variable cost =variable cost per unit X number of units produced = $12X8500 units = $102000
So,Total cost for proposal A = Total fixed cost + total variable cost = $50000 + $102000 = $152000
Total revenue for proposal A = Revenue per unit X number of units produced = $20 X 8500 units = $170000
Therefore,Total Profit for proposal A = Total revenue - Total cost = $170000 - $152000 = $18000
For proposal B
Total fixed cost = $70000
Total variable cost = Variable cost per unit X number of units produced = $10 X 8500 units = $85000
So,Total cost for proposal B = Total fixed cost + Total variable cost = $70000 + $85000 = $155000
Total revenue for proposal B = Revenue per unit X number of units produced = $20 X 8500 units = $170000
Therefore Total profit for proposal B = Total revenue - Total cost = $170000 - $155000 = $15000
Since the total profit for proposal A is higher than the total profit for proposal B,Proposal A should be choosen if the expected volume is 8500 units.
Therefore,the final answer is :
If the expected volume is 8500 units,proposal A with a Total profit = $18000 should be choosen.