Product mix, constrained resource. Taylor Furniture produces and sells specialty mat-tresses. Production is a machine-intensive process. Taylors
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—† Salespeople are paid a 5% commission on each Nealy or Tersa sold, and a 10% commission on each Pelta sold. All other marketing and administrative costs are fixed and, along with the fixed manufacturing costs, total $8,750,000.
—† Annual capacity is 50,000 machine-hours, which is limited by the availability of machines. Variable machining costs are $200 per hour.
—† Taylor Furniture holds negligible inventories to minimize business risk.
Required
1. Calculate the machine-hours required to satisfy the estimated demand for each type of mattress.
2. What is the contribution margin per unit earned from each type of mattress?
3. Advise Marion Taylor about the most profitable production levels of the three products.
4. Suppose Taylor Furniture can lease additional machining capacity on an as-needed basis. What is the maximum amount that Marion Taylor would be willing to pay for each hour of additional machining capacity in the coming year?
Contribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...
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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0133392883
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Horngren, Srikant Datar, George Foster, Madhav Rajan, Christ