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Kent Manufacturing produces a product that sells for $64.00 and has variable costs of $35.00 per unit. Fixed costs are $348,000. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $20,500 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $4.50 per unit.

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Compute the contribution margin per unit if the machine is purchased.

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Answer:

The contribution margin per unit is $33.50

Step-by-step explanation:

The contribution margin per unit in the case when the machine is purchased is shown below:

= Selling price per unit - variable cost per unit

= $64 - ($35 - $4.50)

= $64 - $30.50

= $33.50

hence, the contribution margin per unit is $33.50 and the same is to be considered

We simply applied the above formula

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