Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] A company produces two products. Product 1 sells for $140 and Product 2 sells for $100. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 106,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Product Product 1 2 $ 32 $ 16 Direct materials Direct labor 24 19 Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 10 20 22 16 12 19 14 Total cost per unit $121 $ 92 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. Consider each of the following questions separately. 3. Assume the company normally produces and sells 94,000 unit of Product 2 per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage of discontinuing Product 2? Financial (disadvantage)

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] A company produces two products. Product 1 sells for $140 and Product 2 sells for $100. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 106,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Product Product 1 2 $ 32 $ 16 Direct materials Direct labor 24 19 Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 10 20 22 16 12 19 14 Total cost per unit $121 $ 92 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. Consider each of the following questions separately. 3. Assume the company normally produces and sells 94,000 unit of Product 2 per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage of discontinuing Product 2? Financial (disadvantage)

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