Question 4.4                                                                                                                  Celebration Greeting Cards Incorporated is starting a new business venture and are in the process of evaluating its product lines. Information for one new product, traditional parchment grade cards, is as follows: Sixteen times each year, a new card design will be put into production. Each new design will require $600 in setup costs. The parchment grade card product line incurred $75,000 in development costs and is expected to be produced over the next four years. Direct costs of producing the designs average $0.50 each. Indirect manufacturing costs are estimated at $50,000 per year. Customer service expenses average $0.10 per card. Current sales are expected to be 2,500 units of each card design. Each card sells for $3.50. Sales units equal production units each year.   Required   What is the total estimated life-cycle operating income?

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Celebration Greeting Cards Incorporated is starting a new business venture and are in the process of evaluating its product lines. Information for one new product, traditional parchment grade cards, is as follows:

  • Sixteen times each year, a new card design will be put into production. Each new design will require $600 in setup costs.
  • The parchment grade card product line incurred $75,000 in development costs and is expected to be produced over the next four years.
  • Direct costs of producing the designs average $0.50 each.
  • Indirect manufacturing costs are estimated at $50,000 per year.
  • Customer service expenses average $0.10 per card.
  • Current sales are expected to be 2,500 units of each card design. Each card sells for $3.50.
  • Sales units equal production units each year.

 

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  2. What is the total estimated life-cycle operating income?
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