Question

Dallas Boot Corporation has been asked to submit a bid on supplying 1,000 pairs of military combat boots to the Armed Forces Training Center. The company's costs per pair of boots are as follows:
Direct material $8
Direct labor 6
Variable overhead 3
Variable selling cost (commission) 3
Fixed overhead (allocated) 2
Fixed selling and administrative cost 1

Assuming that there would be no commission on this potential sale, the lowest price the firm can bid is some price greater than:_________

Answer 1

Answer:

Dallas Boot Corporation

Assuming that there would be no commission on this potential sale, the lowest price the firm can bid is some price greater than:_________

= $20.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Pairs of military combat boots on the bid = 1,000

Direct material                                     $8

Direct labor                                            6

Variable overhead                                3

Variable selling cost (commission)      3

Fixed overhead (allocated)                  2

Fixed selling and administrative cost  1

Total cost of production and sales $23

Less commission                                 3

Total cost per boot                         $20

b) The bidding price less sales commission will be a price that is greater than $20 per boot.  The extra amount per boot will cover the profit expected from the transaction.