Question Three:   East Manufacturing Company was established in February, 2020 to produce and sell only product (X) as a start. The following costs were set by the internal experts of the company for product (X): Monthly fixed costs $750,000 Variable cost per unit $60 Monthly production 20,000 unit   Based upon the above information, the management of the Company has set the following targets: Target selling price $150 per unit Monthly target profits $100,000   Requirement 1:   Even though the level of competition is low, the president of the company is very concerned about the selling price of the product; he thinks that the price might be high, so he asked you (as a senior manager) to determine the lowest selling price that the company can sell all monthly production and achieve the target profit set by the internal experts.     In March, 2020, the company decided to sell product (X) to one customer only. The following customers offered to purchase the following quantities from product (X). The offers are presented below:   Offers received Quantity Price offered Customer A 19000 units $106 Customer B 15000 units $115 Customer C 17000 units $109 Customer D 20000 units $103   Requirement 2: The president of the company asked you to recommend which offer to accept from the above received offers knowing that the cost of storing one unit of product (X) will be $14.

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East Manufacturing Company was established in February, 2020 to produce and sell only product (X) as a start. The following costs were set by the internal experts of the company for product (X):

  • Monthly fixed costs $750,000
  • Variable cost per unit $60
  • Monthly production 20,000 unit

 

Based upon the above information, the management of the Company has set the following targets:

  • Target selling price $150 per unit
  • Monthly target profits $100,000

 

Requirement 1:

 

Even though the level of competition is low, the president of the company is very concerned about the selling price of the product; he thinks that the price might be high, so he asked you (as a senior manager) to determine the lowest selling price that the company can sell all monthly production and achieve the target profit set by the internal experts.

 

 

In March, 2020, the company decided to sell product (X) to one customer only. The following customers offered to purchase the following quantities from product (X). The offers are presented below:

 

Offers received

Quantity

Price offered

Customer A

19000 units

$106

Customer B

15000 units

$115

Customer C

17000 units

$109

Customer D

20000 units

$103

 

Requirement 2:

The president of the company asked you to recommend which offer to accept from the above received offers knowing that the cost of storing one unit of product (X) will be $14. 

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