Smooth Company manufactures decorative mugs and has been approached by a new customer with an offer to purchase 15,000 units at a price of P70/unit. The new customer is geographically separated from Smooth Company's other customers and existing sales will not be affected. Smooth Company normally produce and sell only 65,000 units in the year. The normal sales price is P120 per unit. Production cost information is as follows: P30.00 P22.50 P11.50 P18.00 Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead If Smooth Company accepted the order, they would have to purchase a special logo labelling machine that will cost P120,000. The machine will be used to label the 15,000 units and will be scrapped afterwards. In addition, each logo requires additional direct materials of P2.00. Which alternative is best for Smooth Company? By how much profit will increase or decrease if the order is accepted?
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost structures. This information helps the managers make economic decisions on a short-term basis. CVP analysis is based on many assumptions. Sales price, variable costs, and fixed costs per unit are assumed to be constant. The analysis also assumes that all units produced are sold and costs get impacted due to changes in activities. All costs incurred by the company like administrative, manufacturing, and selling costs are identified as either fixed or variable.
Marginal Costing
Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs remain the same irrespective of the output produced. The concept of marginal cost is used for product pricing when the customers want the lowest possible price for a certain number of orders. There is no accounting entry for marginal cost and it is only used by the management for taking effective decisions.
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