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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
BYP5-2 Creative Ideas Company has decided to introduce a new product. The new product can be manufactured by either a capital-intensive method or a labor-intensive method. The manufactur- ing method will not affect the quality of the product. The estimated manufacturing costs by the two methods are as follows.
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Capital- Intensive |
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Labor- Intensive |
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Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed manufacturing costs |
$5 per unit $6 per unit $3 per unit $2,524,000 |
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$5.50 per unit $8.00 per unit $4.50 per unit $1,550,000 |
Creative Ideas’ market research department has recommended an introductory unit sales price of $32. The incremental selling expenses are estimated to be $502,000 annually plus $2 for each unit sold, regardless of manufacturing method.
Instructions
With the class divided into groups, answer the following.
(a)Â Calculate the estimated break-even point in annual unit sales of the new product if Creative Ideas Company uses the:
(1)Â Â Capital-intensive manufacturing method.
(2)Â Â Labor-intensive manufacturing method.
(b)Â Determine the annual unit sales volume at which Creative Ideas Company would be indifferent between the two manufacturing methods.
(c)Â Â Explain the circumstance under which Creative Ideas should employ each of the two manufac- turing methods.
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