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Everwear Corporation can manufacture mountain climbing shoes for $43.03
per pair in variable raw material costs and $25.45 per pair in variable
labor expense. The shoes sell for $140 per pair. Last year, production
was 110,000 pairs. Fixed costs were $1,150,000.
What were total production costs? |
What is the average cost per pair? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
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If
the company is considering a one-time order for an extra 9,000 pairs,
what is the minimum acceptable total revenue from the order?
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Explanation:
The
total costs include all variable costs and fixed costs. We need to make
sure we are including all variable costs for the number of units
produced, so:
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Total costs = ($43.03 + 25.45)(110,000) + $1,150,000 |
Total costs = $8,682,800 |
The marginal cost, or cost of producing one more unit, is the total variable cost per unit, so:
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Marginal cost = $43.03 + 25.45 |
Marginal cost = $68.48 |
The average cost per unit is the total cost of production, divided by the quantity produced, so: |
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Average cost = Total cost / Total quantity |
Average cost = $8,682,800/110,000 |
Average cost = $78.93 |
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Minimum acceptable total revenue = 9,000($68.48) |
Minimum acceptable total revenue = $616,320 |
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Additional units should be produced only if the cost of producing those units can be recovered. |
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