Question

Wehrs Corporation has received a request for a special order of 9,300 units of product K19 for $46.80 each. The normal selling price of this product is $51.90 each, but the units would need to be modified slightly for the customer. The normal unit product cost of product K19 is computed as follows: Direct materials $ 17.60 Direct labor 6.90 Variable manufacturing overhead 4.10 Fixed manufacturing overhead 7.00 Unit product cost $ 35.60 Direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like some modifications made to product K19 that would increase the variable costs by $6.50 per unit and that would require a one-time investment of $46,300 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order. Required: Determine the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order.

Answer 1

Effect on income= $62,510 increase

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Offer= 9,300 units of product K19 for $46.80 each.

Direct materials $ 17.60

Direct labor $6.90

Variable manufacturing overhead $4.10

The customer would like some modifications made to product K19 that would increase the variable costs by $6.50 per unit and that would require a one-time investment of $46,300 in special molds that would have no salvage value.

Because it is a special offer and there is unused capacity, we will take into account only the incremental fixed costs.

First, we need to calculate the total cost of the offer:

Unitary variable cost= 17.6 + 6.9 + 4.1 + 6.5= $35.1

Total variable cost= 35.1*9,300= $326,430

Total fixed costs= 46,300

Total cost= $372,730

Finally, we can determine the effect on income:

Effect on income= 9,300*46.8 - 372,730

Effect on income= $62,510 increase