Question

Radar Company sells bikes for $490 each. The company currently sells 4,300 bikes per year and could make as many as 4,620 bikes per year. The bikes cost $260 each to make: $180 in variable costs per bike and $80 of fixed costs per bike. Radar received an offer from a potential customer who wants to buy 320 bikes for $460 each. Incremental fixed costs to make this order are $48,000. No other costs will change if this order is accepted.
Required:
Compute Radar’s additional income (ignore taxes) if it accepts this order.

Answer 1

Answer:

Radar's additional income for accepting the order is calculated as follows:

Sales - 320 x $460 = $147,200

less Cost of Sales = 320 x $180 + $48,000 = $105,600

Additional Income = $41,600

Explanation:

The additional income of $41,600 is $147,200 - $105,600, which is the result of deducting cost of sales from Sales.

The cost of sales includes the variable cost per bike, including the incremental fixed costs ($48,000) to make this order.

To make a decision whether to accept an order or not, the company needs to consider all variable costs, including the incremental fixed costs.  The resulting additional income is what is available to offset the fixed costs.