Reference no: EM132529107
Accepting Business at a Special Price
Forever Ready Company expects to operate at 90% of productive capacity during July. The total manufacturing costs for July for the production of 33,300 batteries are budgeted as follows:
Direct materials $428,000
Direct labor 157,300
Variable factory overhead 44,070
Fixed factory overhead 88,000
Total manufacturing costs $717,370
The company has an opportunity to submit a bid for 2,000 batteries to be delivered by July 31 to a government agency. If the contract is obtained, it is anticipated that the additional activity will not interfere with normal production during July or increase the selling or administrative expenses.
Question 1: What is the unit cost below which Forever Ready Company should not go in bidding on the government contract?