Reference no: EM133089589
Questions -
Q1. Alum Corporation sells its product at $30 per unit. Unit variable cost is $22 and total fixed costs total to $100,000 per month. The company currently pays salaries of $40,000 per month but with no commission. It is considering a compensation plan whereby the salespeople would receive 5% commission based on sales, but their salaries would be decreased to $25,000 per month. At what sales level is the company indifferent between the two compensation plans?
Q2. Corny Corporation is subject to a 30% income tax rate and had the following operating information: Selling price per unit, $60; variable cost per unit, $22; and fixed costs of $504,000. Management plans to improve the quality of its product by replacing a component that costs $3.50 with a higher grade material that costs $5.50 and acquiring a $180,000 packing machine. The company will depreciate the machine over a 10-year life with no estimated salvage value using the straight line method of depreciation. If the company wants to earn an after tax income of $201,600, how many units must be sold under the new proposal?
Q3. The standard product mix for making 12,500 tubes of alcohol is:
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Kilograms
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Cost Per Unit
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Total Cost
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Material A
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1,500
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$0.06
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$90
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Material B
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625
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0.40
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250
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Material C
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1,000
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0.25
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250
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In June, 77,500 tubes were produced from an input of:
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Kilograms
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Cost Per Unit
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Total Cost
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Material A
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8,750
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$0.056
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$490
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Material B
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3,750
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0.380
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1,425
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Material C
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6,250
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0.280
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1,750
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Calculate the materials yield variance.