Question

Andretti Company has a single product called a Dak. The company normally produces and sells 86,000 Daks each year at a selling price of $60 per unit. The company's unit costs at this level of activity are given below: $ 7.50 10.00 Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed Ranfacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Fixed selling expenses Total cost per unit 6.00 ($516,000 total) 3. 70 3.00 ($258.000 total) $ 33,40 A number of questions relating to the production and sale of Daks follow. Each question is independent Required: 1-a. Assume that Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce 120,400 Daks each year without any increase in fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The company could increase its unit sales by 40% above the present 86,000 units each year if it were willing to increase the fixed selling expenses by $140,000. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of investing an additional $140,000 in fixed selling expenses? 1-b. Would the additional investment be justified? 2. Assume again that Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce 120.400 Daks each year. A customer in a foreign market wants to purchase 34,400 Daks. If Andretti accepts this order it would have to pay import duties on the Daks of $3.70 per unit and an additional $27.520 for permits and licenses. The only selling costs that would be associated with the order would be $1.80 per unit shipping cost. What is the break-even price per unit on this order? 3. The company has 800 Daks on hand that have some irregularities and are therefore considered to be "seconds. Due to the irregularities, it will be impossible to sell these units at the normal price through regular distribution channels. What is the unit cost figure that is relevant for setting a minimum selling price? 4. Due to a strike in its supplier's plant, Andretti Company is unable to purchase more material for the production of Daks. The strike is expected to last for two months. Andretti Company has enough material on hand to operate at 25% of normal levels for the two-month period. As an alternative, Andretti could close its plant down entirely for the two months. If the plant were closed, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would continue at 35% of their normal level during the two-month period and the fixed selling expenses would be reduced by 20% during the two-month period. a. How much total contribution margin will Andretti forgo if it closes the plant for two months? b. How much total fixed cost will the company avoid if it closes the plant for two months? c. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of closing the plant for the two-month period? d. Should Andretti close the plant for two months?

Answer 1

Contribution margin per unit =Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit = $ 60 - $ ( 7.50 + 10.00 + 3.20 + 3.70 ) = $ 35.60

1-a. Financial advantage ( disadvantage ) = 86,000 x 40 % x $ 35.60 - $ 140,000 = $ 1,084,640.

1-b. Yes.

2.

Break-even price per unit

$ 27.00

Variable manufacturing cost per unit	$ 20.70
Import duty	3.70
Permits and licenses ( $ 27,520 / 34,400)	0.80
Shipping cost	1.80
Break-even price per unit	$ 27.00

3.

Relevant unit cost

$ 3.70

per

unit

4.

Foregone contribution margin ( 86,000 / 6 x 25 % x $ 35.60 )	- $ 127,563.70
Total avoidable fixed costs ( 516,000 / 6 x 65 % + 258,000 / 6 x 20 % )	64,500
Financial disadvantage	- $ 63,063.70

5.

Avoidable cost per unit

$ 23.73

Variable manufacturing costs per unit	$ 20.70
Fixed manufacturing cost	1.80
Variable selling expenses	1.23
Avoidable cost per unit	$ 23.73