A construction company is planning their projects for the year 2023. The company is considering the construction of 18 buildings, each is 2,900 m². In 2018, they have built similar buildings but with smaller areas, and the material costs associated with those buildings are shown in the following table: Building # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Area (m²) 1,430 1,475 1,655 1,790 1,961 2,015 2,375 2,533 Cost (S) 311,812 313,744 331,893 339,479 356,153 359,265 383,146 385,265 +

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A construction company is planning their projects for the year 2023. The company is considering
the construction of 18 buildings, each is 2,900 m². In 2018, they have built similar buildings but
with smaller areas, and the material costs associated with those buildings are shown in the
following table:
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 4 A construction company is planning their projects for the year 2023. The company is considering the construction of 18 buildings, each is 2,900 m². In 2018, they have built similar buildings but with smaller areas, and the material costs associated with those buildings are shown in the following table: 16 OL O ^ 6 7 17 i ♫+ The materials cost index values are as shown in the following table: Cost index 321 332 348 368 379 398 406 & ( Building # 1 2 7 3 4 a V 5 6 7 8 18 144 f8 TY! U * Year 2017 2018 Area (m²) 1,430 1,475 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 fg 00 1,655 1,790 1,961 2,015 2,375 2,533 THE UNIVERSITY OF 8 ▷II A myhp NO ( + Cost ($) 311,812 313,744 331,893 339,479 f10 DPI 356,153 359,265 383,146 385,265 9 A fm H ¡1 O X ***** O B f12 P 慢 XI ins prt sc = S C ← de bac
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In the past couple of years, the company began constructing the larger units (2,900 m² units
compared to those in 2018 as shown in the first table). The labor hours required to complete the
first 2,900 m² unit back then was 24,000 hours but the labor hours decreased exponentially with
time due to the experience gained by workers at a 90% learning slope until reaching the 15th unit,
after which a steady-state was reached. Assume the 2023 average labor wage is $20 per hour and
the Company's fixed annual cost (overhead) is $2,300,000.
(a) What is the breakeven selling price per unit?
(b) What is the selling price per unit assuming the company wishes to earn 10% profit on top of
the total costs incurred?
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Transcribed Image Text:16 In the past couple of years, the company began constructing the larger units (2,900 m² units compared to those in 2018 as shown in the first table). The labor hours required to complete the first 2,900 m² unit back then was 24,000 hours but the labor hours decreased exponentially with time due to the experience gained by workers at a 90% learning slope until reaching the 15th unit, after which a steady-state was reached. Assume the 2023 average labor wage is $20 per hour and the Company's fixed annual cost (overhead) is $2,300,000. (a) What is the breakeven selling price per unit? (b) What is the selling price per unit assuming the company wishes to earn 10% profit on top of the total costs incurred? 6 1 Y ♫+ & 7 fg V ।বব U * 6 8 DII A + f10 DDI 9 P prt sc S (¹)
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