Answer:
Overall operating profit will decrease by $25,000
Price is $32.5
Explanation:
A product should be shut down if doing so would make the savings in fixed costs associated with the product to exceed the lost contribution. Other wise , the product should remain.
In a shut down decision , the following relevant cash flows should be considered:
1. Lost contribution from the product to be shut down
2. Savings in fixed directly attributable to the product under consideration.
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Lost contribution from products 2
(15-10)× 20,000 (100,000)
Savings in direct fixed cos <u> 75,000</u>
Net loss from the drop of product 2 <u> (25,000)</u>
Overall operating profit will decrease by $25,000
Mark up is the proportion of cost as profit
Price = cost + (mark-up %× cost
Price = 25 + (30%× 25) = 32.5
Price is $32.5
