Financial & Managerial Accounting, 5th Edition
Problem 23-2B (concluded)
Total overhead ………………………………………………………
Fixed overhead (20%) ……………………………………………
Variable overhead …………………………………………………
Units of output ………………………………………………………
Cost per unit …………………………………………………………
New business volume …………………………..……………….
New business variable overhead cost …………………….
Total selling expenses …………………………………………..
Fixed selling expenses (60%) …………………………………
Variable selling expenses ………………………………………
Units of output ………………………………………………………
Cost per unit …………………………………………………………
Plus additional selling expenses per unit ……………….
Total selling cost per unit for this order ………………….
New business volume …………………………..……………….
New business selling expenses ……………………………..
Part 2
Based on the financial analysis above, Mervin should accept the order.
The order provides additional income of $4,300. Other factors that Mervin
should consider are:
Part 3
If the new customer demands 100,000 units instead of 50,000, this will
mean that Mervin will lose sales of 50,000 units at the regular price. They