Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $130 and $90, respectively. Each
Question:
Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $130 and $90, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 102,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: AlphaBetaDirect materials$ 25$ 10Direct labor2221Variable manufacturing overhead177Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead1820Variable selling expenses1410Common fixed expenses1712Total cost per unit$ 113$ 80 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.4. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 92,000 Betas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 2,000 additional Betas for a price of $41 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order?
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025792
7th edition
Authors: Peter Brewer, Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen