Question

Andrew Company has predicted the following costs for this year for 50,000 units:

Manufacturing Selling and Administrative
Variable $200,000 $ 50,000
Fixed 300,000 150,000
Total $500,000 $200,000
What is the initial selling price needed to obtain a target profit of $25,000 using the variable cost markup method?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

textAndrew Company has predicted the following costs for this year for 50,000 units:ManufacturingSelling and AdministrativeVariable$200,000$ 50,000Fixed300,000150,000Total$500,000$200,000What is the initial selling price needed to obtain a target profit of $25,000 using the variable costmarkup method?Select one:A. $14.70B. $ 5.00C. $ 8.00D. $ 4.50FeedbackRationale

:($300,000 + $150,000 + $35,000) / ($200,000 + $50,000) = 194%

markupVariable cost per unit = ($200,000 + $50,000) / 50,000 = $5.00 × 1.94 = $9.70 markup

Cost plus markup = $5.00 + $9.70 = $14.70

OR(VC $250,000 + FC $450,000 + Profit$35,000) / 50,000 = $14.70The correct answer is: $14.70