Question

Boone Products had the following unit costs:Direct materials $24Direct labor 10Variable overhead 8Fixed factory (allocated) 18A one-time customer has offered to buy 2,000 units at a special price of $48 per unit. Because of capacity constraints, 1,000 units will need to be produced during overtime. Overtime premium is $8 per unit. How much additional profit or loss will be generated by accepting the special order?a. $30,000 lossb. $4,000 profitc. $24,000 lossd. $4,000 loss

Answer 1

Answer: Option (b) is correct.

Explanation:

Given that,

Direct materials = $24

Direct labor = $10

Variable overhead = $8

Fixed factory (allocated) = $18

Overtime premium = $8 per unit

Purchased = 2,000 units at a special price of $48 per unit

Contribution Margin (2000 - 1000 units) = special price per unit - Direct materials - Direct labor - Variable overhead

= 48 - 24 - 10 - 8

= $6 per unit

Contribution margin for units produced during overtime = special price per unit - Direct materials - Direct labor - Variable overhead - Overtime premium

= 48 - 24 - 10 - 8 - 7

= $(-1) per unit

Total contribution = 1000 × 6 + 1000 × -1

= $6000 - $1000

= $4000 Profit

Therefore, additional profit will be generated by accepting the special order is $4000.