Question

Stewart Corporation manufactures solar powered calculators. The company can manufacture 1,100,000 calculators a year at a variable cost of $2,200,000 and a fixed cost of $1,100,000. Based on management’s projections for next year, 950,000 calculators will be sold at the regular price of $15.00 each. A special order has been received for 230,000 calculators to be sold at a 60% discount off the regular price. Total fixed costs would be unaffected by this order. The company's net operating income will be increased as a result of the special order by: (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

If the special offer is accepted, the net operating income will decrease in $120,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Total variable cost= $2,200,000

Fixed cost= $1,100,000

Based on management’s projections for next year, 950,000 calculators will be sold at the regular price of $15.00 each. A special order has been received for 230,000 calculators to be sold at a 60% discount off the regular price.

Because the company can't provide the 950,000 units and the 230,000 special offer, the offer will cannibalize sales from the 950,00 units.

Special offer sale price= 15*0.4= $6

Unitary variable cost= 2,200,000/1,100,000= $2 per unit

First, we will calculate the net income without the special offer:

Sales= 950,000*15= 14,250,000

Total variable cost= 950,000*2= (1,900,000)

Contribution margin= 12,350,000

Fixed costs= (1,100,000)

Net operating income= 11,250,000

With the special offer:

Sales= (230,000*6) + (870,000*15)= 14,430,000

Total variable cost= (2,200,000)

Contribution margin= 12,230,000

Fixed costs= (1,100,000)

Net operating income= $11,130,000

If the special offer is accepted, the net operating income will decrease in $120,000