Reference no: EM132516781
Mazeppa Corporation sells relays at a selling price of $28 per unit. The company's cost per unit, based on full capacity of $160,000 units, is as follows:
Direct materials $8
Direct labor 6
Overhead (2/3 of which is variable) 9
Mazeppa has been approached by a distributor in Montana offering to buy a special order consisting of 30,000 relays. Mazeppa has the capacity to fill the order. However, it will incur an additional shipping cost of $2 for each relay it sells to the distributor.
Question a-1. Assume that Mazeppa is currently operating at a level of 100,000 units. Show the calculation for the unit price to charge the distributor which will generate an increase in operating income of $3 per unit?
Question a-2. What is your interpretation of the changes to the contribution margin per unit and the operating income on account of the increase in selling price?
Question b-1. Assume that Mazeppa is currently operating at full capacity. Show the calculation for the unit price to charge the distributor which will generate an increase in operating income of $60,000 more than it would be without accepting the special order?
Question b-2. What is your interpretation of the changes to the contribution margin per unit and the operating income on account of the unit price charged to the distributor?
Question 1: Assume that Mazeppa is currently operating at a level of 100,000 units. Show the calculation for the unit price to charge the distributor which will generate an increase in operating income of $3 per unit?
Question 2: What is your interpretation of the changes to the contribution margin per unit and the operating income on account of the unit price charged to the distributor?
Question 3: Assume that Mazeppa is currently operating at full capacity. Show the calculation for the unit price to charge the distributor which will generate an increase in operating income of $60,000 more than it would be without accepting the special order?
Question 4: What is your interpretation of the changes to the contribution margin per unit and the operating income on account of the unit price charged to the distributor?