Corporation C produces a chemical product which it sells to other manufacturers. In 2014, the company incurred $344,000 of costs to produce 40,000 gallons of the chemical. The selling price of the chemical is $11.00 per gallon. The costs per unit to manufacture a gallon of the chemical are presented below: Direct materials $6.00 Direct labor 1.20 Variable manufacturing overhead .80 Fixed manufacturing overhead .60 Total manufacturing costs $8.60 If the company processes the chemical further and manufactures a new product, the following additional costs per gallon will be incurred: Direct materials $1.80, Direct labor $.60, Variable manufacturing overhead $.50. No increase in fixed manufacturing overhead is expected. The company can sell the new product at $15.00 per gallon. Instructions Determine the incremental per gallon increase in net income and the total increase in net income if the company manufactures the new product.
Corporation C produces a chemical product which it sells to other manufacturers. In 2014, the company incurred $344,000 of costs to produce 40,000 gallons of the chemical. The selling price of the chemical is $11.00 per gallon. The costs per unit to manufacture a gallon of the chemical are presented below: Direct materials $6.00 Direct labor 1.20 Variable manufacturing overhead .80 Fixed manufacturing overhead .60 Total manufacturing costs $8.60 If the company processes the chemical further and manufactures a new product, the following additional costs per gallon will be incurred: Direct materials $1.80, Direct labor $.60, Variable manufacturing overhead $.50. No increase in fixed manufacturing overhead is expected. The company can sell the new product at $15.00 per gallon. Instructions Determine the incremental per gallon increase in net income and the total increase in net income if the company manufactures the new product.
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