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Exercise 20-2 Gruden Company produces golf discs which it normally sells to reta

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Question

Exercise 20-2 Gruden Company produces golf discs which it normally sells to retailers for $7.16 each. The cost of manufacturing 25,000 golf discs is: Materials Labor Variable overhead 25,250 Fixed overhead Total $12,250 36,500 51,000 $125,000 Gruden also incurs 8% sales commission ($0.57) on each disc sold. McGee Corporation offers Gruden $5 per disc or 5 500 discs. McGee would sell the discs under its own brand name in foreign mar e not et serve Guden. Gruden accepts the offer, its fixed overhead will increase from $51,000 to $56,487 due to the purchase of a new imprinting machine. No sales commission will result from the special order.

Explanation / Answer

Reject order

Accept order

Net Income

Increase

(Decrease)

Revenues

25000*7.16 = 179000

25000*7.16 + 5500*5 = 206500

Materials

12250

(12250/25000)*30500 = 14945

Labor

36500

(36500/25000)*30500 = 44530

Variable overhead

25250

(25250/25000)*30500 = 30805

Fixed overhead

51000

56487

Sales commission

25000*0.57 = 14250

25000*0.57 = 14250

Net income

39750

45483

45483-39750 = 5733

Gruden should accept the special order.

Reject order

Accept order

Net Income

Increase

(Decrease)

Revenues

25000*7.16 = 179000

25000*7.16 + 5500*5 = 206500

Materials

12250

(12250/25000)*30500 = 14945

Labor

36500

(36500/25000)*30500 = 44530

Variable overhead

25250

(25250/25000)*30500 = 30805

Fixed overhead

51000

56487

Sales commission

25000*0.57 = 14250

25000*0.57 = 14250

Net income

39750

45483

45483-39750 = 5733