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Farrow Co. expects to sell 400,000 units of its product in the next period with

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Question

Farrow Co. expects to sell 400,000 units of its product in the next period with the following results. Sales (400,000 units) Costs and expenses $ 6,000,000 Direct materials Direct labor Overhead Selling expenses Administrative expenses 800,000 1,600,000 400,000 600,000 1,028,000 Total costs and expenses 4,428,000 Net income $ 1,572,000 The company has an opportunity to sell 40,000 additional units at $13 per unit. The additional sales would not affect its current expected sales. Direct materials and labor costs per unit would be the same for the additional units as they are for the regular units. However, the additional volume would create the following incremental costs. (1) total overhead would increase by 16% and (2) administrative expenses would increase by $172,000 Calculate the combined total net income if the company accepts the offer to sell additional units at the reduced price of $13 per unit Additional Volume Normal Volume Combined Total Costs and expenses Total costs and expenses Incremental income (loss) rom new businesS Should the company accept or reject the offer? O The company should accept the offer The company should reject the offer

Explanation / Answer

Normal Volume Additional Volume Combined Total Sales 6000000 520000 6520000 Costs and expenses: Direct materials 8,00,000 80,000 880000 Direct labor 16,00,000 1,60,000 1760000 Overhead 4,00,000 64,000 464000 Selling expenses 6,00,000 0 6,00,000 Administrative expenses 10,28,000 1,72,000 12,00,000 Total costs and expenses 4428000 4,76,000 4904000 Incremental income (loss) from new business 1572000 44000 1616000 The company should accept the offer