Wharton Company has the capacity to produce 50,000 units per year. The company sells each unit for $125. Budgeted information is as follows: Revenues $5,612,000 Direct materials $1,932,000 Direct labor 552,000 Manufacturing overhead (fixed) 276,000 Manufacturing overhead (variable) 552,000 3,312,000 Total $2,300,000 A special order has been received for 5,000 units to be sold for $80 per unit. The company would incur an additional $60,000 in total fixed costs in order to lease a special machine in order to make a slight modification to the original product. Should the company accept the special order? A. Yes, the revenue will increase substantially. B. No, total costs would increase by $303,600. C. Yes, profit will increase by $36,400. D. No, accepting this order would decrease profits to $2,263,600.
Wharton Company has the capacity to produce 50,000 units per year. The company sells each unit for $125. Budgeted information is as follows: Revenues $5,612,000 Direct materials $1,932,000 Direct labor 552,000 Manufacturing overhead (fixed) 276,000 Manufacturing overhead (variable) 552,000 3,312,000 Total $2,300,000 A special order has been received for 5,000 units to be sold for $80 per unit. The company would incur an additional $60,000 in total fixed costs in order to lease a special machine in order to make a slight modification to the original product. Should the company accept the special order? A. Yes, the revenue will increase substantially. B. No, total costs would increase by $303,600. C. Yes, profit will increase by $36,400. D. No, accepting this order would decrease profits to $2,263,600.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
Related questions
Question
100%
Wharton Company has the capacity to produce 50,000 units per year. The company sells each unit for $125. Budgeted information is as follows:
| Revenues | $5,612,000 | |
| Direct materials | $1,932,000 | |
| Direct labor | 552,000 | |
| Manufacturing |
276,000 | |
| Manufacturing overhead (variable) | 552,000 | 3,312,000 |
| Total | $2,300,000 |
A special order has been received for 5,000 units to be sold for $80 per unit. The company would incur an additional $60,000 in total fixed costs in order to lease a special machine in order to make a slight modification to the original product. Should the company accept the special order?
A. Yes, the revenue will increase substantially.
B. No, total costs would increase by $303,600.
C. Yes, profit will increase by $36,400.
D. No, accepting this order would decrease profits to $2,263,600.
Expert Solution
This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps
Recommended textbooks for you
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education