Question

Imperial Jewelers manufactures and sells a gold bracelet for $407.00. The company's accounting system says that the unit product cost for this bracelet is $265.00 as shown below: $143 Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Unit product cost 38 The members of a wedding party have approached Imperial Jewelers about buying 18 of these gold bracelets for the discounted price of $367.00 each. The members of the wedding party would like special filigree applied to the bracelets that would require Imperial Jewelers to buy a special tool for $466 and that would increase the direct materials cost per bracelet by $7. The special tool would have no other use once the special order is completed. To analyze this special order opportunity, Imperial Jewelers has determined that most of its manufacturing overhead is fixed and unaffected by variations in how much jewelry is produced in any given period. However. $8.00 of the overhead is variable with respect to the number of bracelets produced. The company also believes that accepting this order would have no effect on its ability to produce and sell jewelry to other customers. Furthermore, the company could fulfill the wedding party's order using its existing manufacturing capacity. Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the special order from the wedding party? 2. Should the company accept the special order? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the special order from the wedding party? ( Required 1 Required 2 >

Answer 1

1	Maximum overtime premium per hour	=	$          50
	Workings:
	Sofa:
	Selling price per unit	=	$    1,950
Less:	Variable cost per unit	=	$    1,250
(a)	Contribution per unit	=	$        700
(b)	Time required per sofa	=	14	hours
(a) / (b)	Maximum overtime premium per hour	=	$          50	per hour
2	Additional contribution margin per hour	=	$          30
	Workings:
	Love seat:
	Selling price per unit	=	$    1,300
Less:	Variable cost per unit	=	$        850
(a)	Contribution per unit	=	$        450
(b)	Time required per Love seat	=	6	hours
(a) / (b)	Contribution margin per hour	=	$          75	per hour
Less:	Fixed charge	=	$          45
	Additional Contribution margin per hour	=	$          30
3	Yes
	As above calculated under point 2 Additional Contribution margin per hour is positive, Therefore it is beneficial to accept the offer

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