Luke Corporation produces a variety of products, each within their own division. Last year, the managers at Luke developed and began marketing a new chewing gum, Bubbs, to sell in vending machines. The product, which sells for $6.10 per case, has not had the market success that managers expected and the company is considering dropping Bubbs.   The product-line income statement for the past 12 months follows:                 Revenue       $ 14,707,650   Costs             Manufacturing costs $ 14,448,895         Allocated corporate costs (@5%)   735,383     15,184,278   Product-line margin       $ (476,628 ) Allowance for tax (@20%)         95,325   Product-line profit (loss)       $ (381,303 )     All products at Luke receive an allocation of corporate overhead costs, which is computed as 5 percent of product revenue. The 5 percent rate is computed based on the most recent year’s corporate cost as a percentage of revenue. Data on corporate costs and revenues for the past two years follow:     Corporate Revenue Corporate Overhead Costs Most recent year $ 123,750,000 $ 6,187,500   Previous year   77,900,000   5,220,065       Roy O. Andre, the product manager for Bubbs, is concerned about whether the product will be dropped by the company and has employed you as a financial consultant to help with some analysis. In addition to the information given, Mr. Andre provides you with the following data on product costs for Bubbs:   Month Cases Production Costs 1 224,000 $1,167,340 2 225,700 1,188,840 3 223,400 1,197,493 4 245,000 1,213,035 5 224,550 1,215,339 6 254,000 1,236,185 7 228,750 1,211,211 8 255,700 1,254,286 9 247,300 1,252,738 10 261,150 1,264,837 11 258,700 1,269,272 12 267,700 1,299,963     Required: a. Bunk Stores has requested a quote for a special order of Bubbs. This order would not be subject to any corporate allocation (and would not affect corporate costs). What is the minimum price Mr. Andre can offer Bunk without reducing profit any further? b. How many cases of Bubbs does Luke have to sell in order to break even on the product? c. Suppose Luke has a requirement that all products have to earn 5 percent of sales (after tax and corporate allocations) or they will be dropped. How many cases of Bubbs does Mr. Andre need to sell to avoid seeing Bubbs dropped?

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Luke Corporation produces a variety of products, each within their own division. Last year, the managers at Luke developed and began marketing a new chewing gum, Bubbs, to sell in vending machines. The product, which sells for $6.10 per case, has not had the market success that managers expected and the company is considering dropping Bubbs.

 

The product-line income statement for the past 12 months follows:

 

             
Revenue       $ 14,707,650  
Costs            
Manufacturing costs $ 14,448,895        
Allocated corporate costs (@5%)   735,383     15,184,278  
Product-line margin       $ (476,628 )
Allowance for tax (@20%)         95,325  
Product-line profit (loss)       $ (381,303 )
 

 

All products at Luke receive an allocation of corporate overhead costs, which is computed as 5 percent of product revenue. The 5 percent rate is computed based on the most recent year’s corporate cost as a percentage of revenue. Data on corporate costs and revenues for the past two years follow:

 

  Corporate Revenue Corporate Overhead Costs
Most recent year $ 123,750,000 $ 6,187,500  
Previous year   77,900,000   5,220,065  
 

 

Roy O. Andre, the product manager for Bubbs, is concerned about whether the product will be dropped by the company and has employed you as a financial consultant to help with some analysis. In addition to the information given, Mr. Andre provides you with the following data on product costs for Bubbs:

 

Month Cases Production Costs
1 224,000 $1,167,340
2 225,700 1,188,840
3 223,400 1,197,493
4 245,000 1,213,035
5 224,550 1,215,339
6 254,000 1,236,185
7 228,750 1,211,211
8 255,700 1,254,286
9 247,300 1,252,738
10 261,150 1,264,837
11 258,700 1,269,272
12 267,700 1,299,963
 

 

Required:

a. Bunk Stores has requested a quote for a special order of Bubbs. This order would not be subject to any corporate allocation (and would not affect corporate costs). What is the minimum price Mr. Andre can offer Bunk without reducing profit any further?

b. How many cases of Bubbs does Luke have to sell in order to break even on the product?

c. Suppose Luke has a requirement that all products have to earn 5 percent of sales (after tax and corporate allocations) or they will be dropped. How many cases of Bubbs does Mr. Andre need to sell to avoid seeing Bubbs dropped?

d. Assume all costs and prices will be the same in the next year. If Luke drops Bubbs, how much will Luke’s profits increase or decrease? Assume that fixed production costs can be avoided if Bubbs is dropped.

 

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