Question: Case Study Camelback Communications Inc. 1.What will CCI now have to charge for each product to make a 40% mark-on? If CCI maintains its rule

Case Study
Camelback Communications Inc.
1.What will CCI now have to charge for each product to make a 40% mark-on? If CCI maintains its rule about dropping products with a mark-on below 25%, which additional products, if any, will it drop?
A B C D
Material Cost 15 5 10 5
Direct Labor 30 5 15 10
Variable Overhead 15 7.5 5 7.5
Variable Cost Per Unit 60 17.5 30 22.5
Fixed Cost Per Unit 22.5 6.56 11.25 8.43 $45,000/12,000 = 3.75
Total Cost 82.5 24.06 41.25 30.93 3.75 x Variable Cost
Existing Unit Cost $85 $16.67 $45 $28.34
Total Cost 82.5 24.06 41.25 30.93
Total Profit $2.50 ($7.39) $3.75 ($2.59)
Mark-on 40% 33 9.624 16.5 12.373
Selling Price 115.5 33.68 57.75 43.3 Price W/ 40% Mark-on
5.What would happen if the firm modified its cost system so that all variable costs were traced to the product accurately but fixed costs were allocated using the existing system?
Drop Product B and D because they're showing the lowest profits

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