Younes Inc. manufactures industrial components. One of its products, which is used in the construction of industrial
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The above per unit data are based on annual production of 4,000 units of the component. Direct labor can be considered to be a variable cost.
The company has received a special, one-time-only order for 500 units of component P06. There would be no variable selling expense on this special order and the total fixed manufacturing overhead and fixed selling and administrative expenses of the company would not be affected by the order. However, assume that Younes has no excess capacity and this special order would require 30 minutes of the constraining resource, which could be used instead to produce products with a total contribution margin of $10,000. What is the minimum price per unit on the special order below which the company should not go?
1. $67
2. $83
3. $103
4. $20
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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