In: Accounting
The Wade Corporation has the capacity to produce 10,000 units per year. Its predicted operations for the year are as follows:
Sales (8,000 units @ $25 each) $200,000
Manufacturing costs:
Variable $8 per unit
Fixed $50,000
Marketing and administrative costs:
Variable $1 per unit
Fixed $15,000
The accounting department has prepared the following projected income statement for the coming year for your use in making decisions.
Sales $200,000
Variable costs:
Manufacturing ($8 x 8,000) $64,000
Marketing ($1 x 8,000) 8,000 72000
Contribution margin $128,000
Fixed costs:
Manufacturing $50,000
Marketing 15,000 65,000
Operating profit $63,000
Required:
a)
In the special order, 500 units are to be supplied at price of $10 per unit.
There will be no variable marketing and administrative costs for this order.
Fixed costs will not be considered while deciding about special order since fixed costs will be incurred whether special order is accepted or not. Hence, fixed costs are immaterial.
Variable manufacturing cost = $8 per unit
Contribution margin per unit in special order = 10 - 8
= $2
Hence, total contribution by special order = 500 x 2
= $1,000
Special order should be accepted since it will increase profits by $1,000
b)
One time setup fee for the special order = $2,000
Loss if special order is accepted = Total contribution by special order - One time setup fee for the special order
= 1,000 - 2,000
= - $1,000
In this case, special order should not be accepted since it will result in a loss of $1,000
c)
While deciding about special order, following factors must be considered:
- Special order price should not be revealed to the existing customers i.e. special order customer should not be a customer in the prevailing sales territory of the company.
- Special order customer should be made clear that this special price is for time only, future sales will not be made at this price.
- Special order should not impact present regular sales.