Question

Micro Enterprises has the capacity to produce 10,000 widgets a month, and currently makes and sells 9,000 widgets a month. Widgets normally sell for $6 each, and cost an average of $5 to make, including fixed costs. The monthly fixed costs are $18,000. Coyote Corp. has offered to buy 1,000 widgets at $4 each. What is the "cost" per unit in the context of evaluating the offer from Coyote Corp.

Answer 1

Cost per unit= $5

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Units= 9,000

Widgets normally sell for $6 each, and cost an average of $5 to make, including fixed costs. The monthly fixed costs are $18,000. Coyote Corp. has offered to buy 1,000 widgets at $4 each.

To determine which option is best, we need to calculate the relevant costs. In this case, we don´t have any information regarding how much of the fixed costs are avoidable. I will assume that none.

Because none of the fixed costs are avoidable, they will remain constant in both options. Therefore, fixed costs are irrelevant.

Cost per unit= unitary variable costs

Cost per unit= $5

It is cheaper to buy the product.