It costs Fortune Company $12 of variable and $5 of fixed costs to produce one bathroom scale which normally sells for $35. A for
eign wholesaler offers to purchase 1,000 scales at $15 each. Fortune would incur special shipping costs of $1 per scale if the order were accepted. Fortune has sufficient unused capacity to produce the 1,000 scales. If the special order is accepted, what will be the effect on net income?
The sales less the variable cost gives the contribution margin. The contribution margin less the fixed cost gives the net operating income.
Considering the data given with respect to the special order, the net income would be equal to the sales less the additional cost which are variable and fixed.
Smashburger Restaurant Concept is under the stage of GROWTH in product life cycle. They already have 370 corporate and franchise outlet all over the world which operates in 9 different countries. It is the stage wherein they are still expanding and the income is still growing.
The engineering department estimates costs of $450,000 for the first year. It is estimated that if process and plant alterations are made, the waste treatment cost will decline $43,000 each year. As an alternative, a specialized firm, Hydro-Clean, has offered a contract to process the waste liquids for 15 years for $225,000 per year.
We need to use the following formula and chose the smallest net present value:
