The cost of introducing the products in selected geographic areas for gauging consumer response is $150K. If the company decides to introduce the product this way, it would need to see the responses to the products before they decide to launch the product line nationally. The probability of a favorable response in the selected geographical areas is estimated at O.60. La Comida can also decide not to go for the launching in the product in selected geographical areas and go ahead with the nationwide launch or not. If La Comida Foods decides to go full-blast in launching the products nationally and are a success, the company estimates that they will gain an annual income of $1.6 million. If the products are not a hit, the company will realize losses to the tune of $700K. La Comida estimates the probability of success for the sauces and marinades to be 0.50, if these are introduced without gauging consumer response.

Refer to the three proposals that the company was considering to assist the previously disadvantaged women and answer each of the questions independently. (You are advised to use the expanded contribution margin model to present your answers.) Based on the figures achieved for July to December 2022, calculate the selling price per litre that would have enabled the service station to break even. Based on the figures achieved for July to December 2022, how many litres of diesel would have had to be sold to achieve an operating profit of R2 per litre? Calculate the total Contribution Margin and Operating Profit/Loss per month if Proposal 1 is implemented. How many litres of diesel need to be sold each month to achieve the operating profit of R25 000 per month, if Proposal 2 is accepted? Calculate the saving in monthly fixed costs that is necessary to yield an operating profit of R30 000 if Proposal 3 is accepted.

The Monty Inc., a manufacturer of low-sugar, low-sodium, low-cholesterol TV dinners, would like to increase its market share in the Sunbelt. In order to do so, Monty has decided to locate a new factory in the Panama City area. Montyy depending upon which is more advantageous. The site location committee has narrowed down the three very similar buildings that will meet their needs. Building A: Purchase for a cash price of $613,700, useful life 27 years. Building B: Lease for 27 years with annual lease payments of $70,100 being made at the beginning of the year. Building C: Purchase for $659,100 cash. This building is larger than needed; however, the excess space can be sublet for 27 years at a net annual rental of $6,470. Rental payments will be received at the end of each year. The Monty Inc. has no aversion to being a landlord. Click here to view factor tables. In which building would you recommend that The Monty Inc. locate, assuming a 12% cost of funds? (Round factor values to 5…

Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Waterways Corporation is planning for production needs to meet sales demand in the coming year. He is also trying to determine how the company's profits might be increased in the coming year. This problem asks you to use cost-volume-profit concepts to help Waterways understand contribution margins of some of its products and decide whether to mass-produce any of them. Waterways markets a simple water control and timer that it mass-produces. Last year, the company sold 635,000 units at an average unit selling price of $5.00. The variable costs were $2,222,500, and the fixed costs were $619,125. (a1) Your answer is correct. What is the product's contribution margin ratio? (Round ratio to O decimal places, e.g. 25%.) Contribution margin ratio 30 % (a2) eTextbook and Media Your answer is correct. What is the company's break-even point in sales units and in sales dollars for this product? Break-even point in units 412750 units Break-even point in…

A component of the direct materials cost requires the nectar of a specific plant in South America. If the company could eliminate this special ingredient, the materials cost would decrease by 25%. However, this would require design changes of $300,000 to engineer a chemical equivalent of the ingredient. Will this design change allow the product to meet its target cost?

Hawk Airways is about to introduce a daily round-trip flight from New York to Los Angeles and is determining how to price its round-trip tickets. The market research group at Hawk Airways segments the market into business and pleasure travelers. It provides the following information on the effects of two different prices on the number of seats expected to be sold and the variable cost per ticket, including the commission paid to travel agents: (Click the icon to view the pricing and ticket information.) Pleasure travelers start their travel during one week, spend at least one weekend at their destination, and return the following week or thereafter. Business travelers usually start and complete their travel within the same work week. They do not stay over weekends. Assume that round-trip fuel costs are fixed costs of $24,000 and that fixed costs allocated to the round-trip flight for airplane-lease costs, ground services, and flight-crew salaries total $188,000. Read the requirements.…

Columbus Inc. sells a high end hair dryer in a super competitive marketplace. As a result, market research and competitive pressures influence the determination of their selling price. Their marketing department has done a comprehensive analysis and It looks like a price of $61 would be appropriate given the present business environment. The company has a goal of earning $30 on each unit. What is the target unit cost of each hair dryer? Enter your answers without dollar signs or commas. ASUS 13 f4 E3 X 19 OLF 11 (12 3. & 4. 5 7. 8. E T. Y. F G H K t6 立

Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Waterways Corporation is planning for production needs to meet sales demand in the coming year. He is also trying to determine how the company's profits might be increased in the coming year. This problem asks you to use cost-volume-profit concepts to help Waterways understand contribution margins of some of its products and decide whether to mass-produce any of them. Waterways markets a simple water control and timer that it mass-produces. Last year, the company sold 735,000 units at an average unit selling price of $3.60. The variable costs were $1,852,200, and the fixed costs were $508,032.

Valmont Company has developed a new industrial piece of equipment called the XP-200. The company is considering two methods of establishing a selling price for the XP-200-absorption cost-plus pricing and value-based pricing. Valmont's cost accounting system reports an absorption unit product cost for XP-200 of $9,300. Its markup percentage on absorption cost is 85%. The company's marketing managers have expressed concerns about the use of absorption cost-plus pricing because it seems to overlook the fact that the XP-200 offers superior performance relative to the comparable piece of equipment sold by Valmont's primary competitor. More specifically, the XP-200 can be used for 18,000 hours before replacement. It only requires $1,900 of preventive maintenance during its useful life and it consumes $165 of electricity per 900 hours used. These figures compare favorably to the competing piece of equipment that sells for $18,000, needs to be replaced after 9,000 hours of use, requires $3,800…

Valmont Company has developed a new industrial piece of equipment called the XP-200. The company is considering two methods of establishing a selling price for the XP-200-absorption cost-plus pricing and value -based pricing. Valmont's cost accounting system reports an absorption unit product cost for XP-200 of $ 9,400. Its markup percentage on absorption cost is 85%. The company's marketing managers have expressed concerns about the use of absorption cost- plus pricing because it seems to overlook the fact that the XP-200 offers superior performance relative to the comparable piece of equipment sold by Valmont's primary competitor. More specifically, the XP-200 can be used for 19,000 hours before replacement. It only requires $2,000 of preventive maintenance during its useful life and it consumes $170 of electricity per 950 hours used. These figures compare favorably to the competing piece of equipment that sells for $19,000, needs to be replaced after 9, 500 hours of use, requires…