Question

Piper Rose Boutique has been approached by the community college to make special polo shirts for the faculty and staff. The college is willing to buy 4,000 polos with its own design for $6.00 each. The company normally sells its shirts for $12.00 each. The company has enough excess capacity to make this order. A breakdown of the costs is as follows:
Direct materials $2.00
Direct labor 0.50
Variable factory overhead 1.50
Fixed factory overhead 2.50
Total cost per unit $6.50
Should Piper Rose Boutique accept the special order made by the college?

Answer 1

Answer:

Piper Rose Boutique should accept the special order made by the college

Explanation:

Price per unit the college is willing to pay = $6

Total variable cost per unit to be incurred by Piper Rose Boutique = Direct materials + Direct labor + Variable factory overhead = $2.00 + $0.50 + $1.50 = $4,00

Since the price per unit of $6 that the college is willing to pay is greater than the total variable cost per unit of $4 to be incurred by Piper Rose Boutique, Piper Rose Boutique should accept the special order made by the college.

Note: the Fixed factory overhead is not relevant in taking the decision. Only the variable costs are relevant.