Question

Home Products, Inc., is planning the introduction of a new food dryer. To compete effectively, the dryer would have to be priced at no more than $40 per unit. An investment of $600,000 would have to be made in order to produce and sell the new dryer. The company requires a return on investment of at least 25% on new products. Assuming that the company expects to produce and sell 30,000 dryers per year, the target cost per dryer would be closest to:

Answer 1

Answer:

The Target cost per dryer will be $35 per dryer

Explanation:

First, we need to calculate the required return

Required return = Investment x Required rate of return

Where

Investment = $600,000

Required rate of return = 25%

Placing values in the formula

Required return = $600,000 x 25% = $150,000

Now calculate the return per dryer

Return per dryer = Required return / Expected sale = $150,000 / 30,000 = $5 per dryer

Now use following formula to calculate the target cost per dryer

Return Per dryer = Selling price per dryer - Target cost per dryer

$5 per dryer = $40 per dryer - Target cost per dryer

Target cost per dryer = $40 per dryer - $5 per dryer

Target cost per dryer = $35 per dryer