Ventana Window and Wall Treatments Company provides draperies, shades, and various window treatments. Ventana works with the
Question:
Ventana wants to find a markup on cost of goods sold that will allow them to earn about the same amount of profit on each job as was earned last year.
Required:
1. What is the markup on cost of goods sold (COGS) that will maintain the same profit as last year?
2. A customer orders draperies and shades for a remodeling job. The job will have the following costs:
Direct materials ... $1,230
Direct labor ..... 250
Applied overhead ... 175
Total cost ...... $1,655
What is the price that Ventana will quote given the markup percentage calculated in Requirement 1?
3. What if Ventana wants to calculate a markup on direct materials cost, since it is the largest cost of doing business? What is the markup on direct materials cost that will maintain the same profit as last year?
What is the bid price Ventana will use for the job given in Requirement 2 if the markup percentage is calculated on the basis of direct materials cost?
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