Andretti Company has a single product called a Dak. The company normally produces and sells $81,000$ Daks each year at a selling

price of $$64$ per unit. The company's unit costs at this level of activity are given below:

A number of questions relating to the production and sale of Daks follow. Each question is independent.

Required:

$1-$a$.$ Assume Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce $101,250$ Daks each year without any increase in fixed manufacturing

overhead costs. The company could increase its unit sales by $25\%$ above the present $81,000$ units each year if it increased fixed

selling expenses by $$140,000.$ What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of investing an additional $$140,000$ in fixed selling

expenses?

$1-$b$.$ Would the additional investment be justified?

Assume Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce $101,250$ Daks each year. A customer in a foreign market wants to

purchase $20,250$ Daks. If Andretti accepts this order, it would pay import duties on the Daks of $$3\mathrm{.}70$ per unit and an additional $$14,175$

for permits and licenses. The only selling costs associated with the order would be $$1\mathrm{.}90$ per unit shipping cost. What is the break$-$

even price per unit on this order?

The company has $600$ Daks on hand with some irregularities that make it impossible to sell them at the normal price through regular

distribution channels. What unit cost figure is relevant for setting a minimum selling price to liquidate these units?

Due to a strike in its supplier's plant, Andretti Company is unable to purchase more material for the production of Daks. The strike is

expected to last for two months. Andretti Company has enough material on hand to operate at $25\%$ of normal levels for the two$-$month

period. As an alternative, Andretti could close its plant down entirely for the two months. If the plant were closed, fixed manufacturing

overhead costs would continue at $30\%$ of their normal level during the two$-$month period and the fixed selling expenses would be

reduced by $20\%$ during the two$-$month period.

a$.$ How much total contribution margin will Andretti forgo if it closes the plant for two months?

b$.$ How much total fixed cost will the company avoid if it closes the plant for two months?

c$.$ What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of closing the plant for the two$-$month period?

d$.$ Should Andretti close the plant for two months?