Question

Polaski Company manufactures and sells a single product called a Ret. Operating at capacity, the company can produce and sell 36,000 Rets per year. Costs associated with this level of production and sales are given below: Unit S 25 Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expense Fixed selling expense $ 900,000 288,000 252,000 144,000 The Rets normally sell for $58 each. Fixed manufacturing overhead is constant at $252,000 per year within the range of 29,000 through 36,000 Rets per year 1 Assume that due to a recession, Polaski Company expects to sell only 29,000 Rets through regular channels next year. A large retail chain has offered to purchase 7,000 Rets if Polas s willing to accept a 16% Required discount off he regular price. There would be no sales commissions on this order; thus vana ie se in expenses would be s as by 5% .Ho eve. Po as o a would have purchas e as e ma ne engrave the retail chain's name on the 7,000 units. This machine would cost $14,000. Polaski Company has no assurance that the retail chain will purchase additional units in the future. Determine the impact on profits next year if this special order is accepted 2. Refer to the original data. Assume again that Polaski Company expects to sell only 29,000 Rets through regular channels next year. The U.S. Army would like to make a one-time-only purchase of 7,000 Rets. The Army would pay a fixed fee of $1.80 per Ret, and it would reimburse Polaski Company for all costs of production (varable and fixed) associated with the units. Because the army would pick up the Rets with its own trucks, there would be no variable selling expenses associated with this order. If Polaski Company accepts the order, by how much will profits increase or decrease for the year? 3. Assume the same situation as that described in (2) above, except that the company expects to sell 36,000 Rets through regular channels next year. Thus, accepting the U.S. Army's order would require giving up regular sales of 7,000 Rets. If the Army's order is accepted, by how much will profits increase or decrease from what they would be if the 7,000 Rets were sold through regular channels? by

Answer 1

Solution 1:

Selling price of special order = $58 * 84% = $48.72

Computation of profit from special order - Polaski company
Particulars	Amount
Sales (7000*$48.72)	$341,040.00
Variable Cost:
Direct material (7000*$25)	$175,000.00
Direct labor (7000*$8)	$56,000.00
Variable manufacturing overhead (7000*$3)	$21,000.00
Variable selling expenses (7000*$1)	$7,000.00
Contribution	$82,040.00
Additional fixed cost of machine	$14,000.00
Net Profit from special order	$68,040.00

Therefore profit will increase by $68,040 on accepting special order.

Solution 2:

Production cost per unit = $25 + $8 + $3 + $7 = $43

Price offered by US Army = $43 + $1.80 = $44.80

Computation of profit from US Army order - Polaski company
Particulars	Amount
Sales (7000*$44.80)	$313,600.00
Variable Cost:
Direct material (7000*$25)	$175,000.00
Direct labor (7000*$8)	$56,000.00
Variable manufacturing overhead (7000*$3)	$21,000.00
Contribution	$61,600.00
Additional fixed cost	$0.00
Net Profit from US Army order	$61,600.00

Therefore net profit will increase by $61,600 on accepting US Army order

Solution 3:

Contribution margin per unit from regular sale = $58 - $25 - $8 - $3 - $4 = $18

Computation of profit from US Army order - Polaski company
Particulars	Amount
Sales (7000*$44.80)	$313,600.00
Variable Cost:
Direct material (7000*$25)	$175,000.00
Direct labor (7000*$8)	$56,000.00
Variable manufacturing overhead (7000*$3)	$21,000.00
Contribution	$61,600.00
Less: Loss of contribution from regular sale (7000*$18)	$126,000.00
Net Profit from US Army order	-$64,400.00

Therefore net profit will decrease by $64,400 on accepting US Army order.