Unit   Total Direct materials $ 15     $ 690,000   Direct labor   6       276,000   Variable manufacturing overhead   3       138,000   Fixed manufacturing overhead   7       322,000   Variable selling expense   4       184,000   Fixed selling expense   6       276,000   Total cost $ 41     $ 1,886,000       The Rets normally sell for $46 each. Fixed manufacturing overhead is $322,000 per year within the range of 41,000 through 46,000 Rets per year.   Assume again that Polaski Company expects to sell only 41,000 Rets through regular channels next year. The U.S. Army would like to make a one-time-only purchase of 5,000 Rets. The Army would pay a fixed fee of $1.60 per Ret, and it would reimburse Polaski Company for all costs o

The Varone Company makes a single product called a Hom. The company has the capacity to produce 40,000 Homs per year. Per unit costs to produce and sell one Hom at that activity level are: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expense Fixed selling expense S $20 $10 $5 $7 O $23,200 decrease $27,000 Increase $50,800 Increase O $63,000 Increase $10 $8 The regular selling price for one Hom is $60. A special order has been received at Varone from the Fairview Company to purchase 6,300 Homs next year at 20% off the regular selling price. If this special order were accepted, the variable selling expense would be reduced by 30%. However, Varone would have to purchase a specialized machine to engrave the Fairview name on each Hom in the special order. This machine would cost $10,800 and it would have no use after the special order was filled. The total fixed costs, both manufacturing and selling, are constant within the…

Polaski Company manufactures and sells a single product called a Ret. Operating at capacity, the company can produce and sell 32,000 Rets per year. Costs associated with this level of production and sales are given below:   Unit Total Direct materials $ 20 $ 640,000 Direct labor 6 192,000 Variable manufacturing overhead 3 96,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead 9 288,000 Variable selling expense 4 128,000 Fixed selling expense 6 192,000 Total cost $ 48 $ 1,536,000 The Rets normally sell for $53 each. Fixed manufacturing overhead is $288,000 per year within the range of 23,000 through 32,000 Rets per year. Required: Assume due to a recession, Polaski Company expects to sell only 23,000 Rets through regular channels next year. A large retail chain offered to purchase 9,000 Rets if Polaski will accept a 16% discount off the regular price. There would be no sales commissions on this order; thus, variable selling expenses would be slashed by 75%. However, Polaski Company…

Han Products manufactures 22,000 units of part S-6 each year for use on its production line. At this level of activity, the cost per unit for part S-6 is: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Total cost per part $ 3.60 10.00 2.40 6.00 $ 22.00 An outside supplier has offered to sell 22,000 units of part S-6 each year to Han Products for $20 per part. If Han Products accepts this offer, the facilities now being used to manufacture part S-6 could be rented to another company at an annual rental of $72,000. However, Han Products has determined that two-thirds of the fixed manufacturing overhead being applied to part S-6 would continue even if part S-6 were purchased from the outside supplier. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the outside supplier's offer?