Bossy Company sells a single product. The company normally produces and sells 200,000 units each year at a selling price of $130 per unit. The company's unit cost at this level of activity is given below: $85.0 0 Direct materials Direct labour 25.00 Var.mfg. overhead 5.00 Var. selling expense 2.00 Fixed mfg. overhead 10.00 ($2,000,000 total) Fixed selling expense 2.50 ($500,000 total) Required: The president estimates that the company could increase net income if it reduced unit sales by 10%, increased selling price per unit to $131, decreased direct materials by $1 per unit, increased variable selling expense per unit by $.50 and decreased fixed selling expenses by $60,000. The company's income tax rate is 25%. Would the changes result in higher net income?
Bossy Company sells a single product. The company normally produces and sells 200,000 units each year at a selling price of $130 per unit. The company's unit cost at this level of activity is given below: $85.0 0 Direct materials Direct labour 25.00 Var.mfg. overhead 5.00 Var. selling expense 2.00 Fixed mfg. overhead 10.00 ($2,000,000 total) Fixed selling expense 2.50 ($500,000 total) Required: The president estimates that the company could increase net income if it reduced unit sales by 10%, increased selling price per unit to $131, decreased direct materials by $1 per unit, increased variable selling expense per unit by $.50 and decreased fixed selling expenses by $60,000. The company's income tax rate is 25%. Would the changes result in higher net income?
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Transcribed Image Text:Bossy Company sells a single product. The company normally produces and sells 200,000
units each year at a selling price of $130 per unit. The company's unit cost at this level of
activity is given below:
Direct materials
Direct labour
Var.mfg. overhead
Var. selling expense
Fixed mfg. overhead
Fixed selling expense
$85.0
0
25.00
5.00
2.00
10.00 ($2,000,000 total)
2.50 ($500,000 total)
Required: The president estimates that the company could increase net income if it
reduced unit sales by 10%, increased selling price per unit to $131, decreased
direct materials by $1 per unit, increased variable selling expense per unit by
$.50 and decreased fixed selling expenses by $60,000.
The company's income tax rate is 25%. Would the changes result in higher net
income?
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