Bossy Company sells a single product. The company normally produces and sells 200,000 units each year at
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Bossy Company sells a single product. The company normally produces and sells 200,000 units each year at a selling price of $130 per unit. The company's unit cost at this level of activity is given below:
Direct materials | $85.00 | |
Direct labour | 25.00 | |
Var. mfg. overhead | 5.00 | |
Var. selling expense | 2.00 | |
Fixed mfg. overhead | 10.00 | ($2,000,000 total) |
Fixed selling expense | 2.50 | ($500,000 total) |
Required: The president estimates that the company could increase net income if it reduced unit sales by 10%, increased selling price per unit to $131, decreased direct materials by $1 per unit, increased variable selling expense per unit by $.50 and decreased fixed selling expenses by $60,000.
The company's income tax rate is 25%. Would the changes result in higher net income?
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