UOP ACC561 WileyPLUS Week 5 Assignment - Paper

Wiley PLUS Assignment: Week 5 Assignment - Paper

Resource:WileyPLUS

Accessthe following Week 5 Assignment in WileyPLUS:

• Broadening Your Perspective 18-1

Writea paper of no more than 750 words in which you respond to the Broadening Your Perspective 18-1 activity titled "Decision Making Across the Organization" in Ch. 18 of Accounting.

The Martinez 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 manufacturing method will not affect the quality of the product. The estimated manufacturing costs by the two methods are as follows:

Capital-Intensive

Direct Materials 5$ per unit

Direct Labor 6$ per unit

Variable Overhead $3 per unit

Fixed Manufacturing Costs $2,508,000

Labor Intensive

Direct Materials 5.5$ per unit

Direct Labor 8$ per unit

Variable Overhead $4.5 per unit

Fixed Manufacturing Costs $1,538,000

Martinez market research department has recommended an introductory unit sales price of $30. The incremental selling expenses are estimated to be $502,000 annually plus $2 for each unit sold, regardless of manufacturing method.

a) Calculate the estimated break-even point in annual unit sales of the new product if Martinez Company uses the:

1-Capital intensive manufacturing method

2-Labor intensive manufacturing method

b) Determine annual unit sales volume at which Martinez Company would be indifferent between the two manufacturing methods

c) Explain the circumstance under which Martinez should employ each of the two manufacturing methods