Swola Company reports the following annual cost data for its single product. Normal production level 75,000 units, Direct materials, $1.25 per unit, Direct labor $2.50 per unit, Variable overhead $3.75 per unit, Fixed overhead $300,000, in total This product is normally sold for $25 per unit. If Swola increases its production to 200,000 units, while sales remain at the current 75,000 unit level, by how much would the company's gross margin increase or decrease under absorption costing? a. $187,500 increase. b. $112,500 increase. c. There will be no change in gross margin. d. $112,500 decrease. e. $187,500 decrease.
Swola Company reports the following annual cost data for its single product. Normal production level 75,000 units, Direct materials, $1.25 per unit, Direct labor $2.50 per unit, Variable overhead $3.75 per unit, Fixed overhead $300,000, in total This product is normally sold for $25 per unit. If Swola increases its production to 200,000 units, while sales remain at the current 75,000 unit level, by how much would the company's gross margin increase or decrease under absorption costing? a. $187,500 increase. b. $112,500 increase. c. There will be no change in gross margin. d. $112,500 decrease. e. $187,500 decrease.
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Transcribed Image Text:Swola Company reports the following annual cost data for its single product. Normal production level 75,000 units, Direct materials, $1.25
per unit, Direct labor $2.50 per unit, Variable overhead $3.75 per unit, Fixed overhead $300,000, in total This product is normally sold for
$25 per unit. If Swola increases its production to 200,000 units, while sales remain at the current 75,000 unit level, by how much would the
company's gross margin increase or decrease under absorption costing?
a. $187,500 increase.
b. $112,500 increase.
c. There will be no change in gross margin.
d. $112,500 decrease.
e. $187,500 decrease.
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