Reference: 09-09
Bingham Company Manufactures and Sells Product J Bingham Company Anticipates No Change in the Operating Results for for Last

question 51

Multiple Choice

Reference: 09-09
Bingham Company manufactures and sells Product J. Results for last year's manufacture and sale of Product J are as follows: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Sales: } 10,000 \text { units at } \$ 160 \text { each } & & \$ 1,600,000 \\\hline \text { Less costs: } & & \\\hline \text { Variable production costs } & 960,000 & \\\hline \text { Sales commissions: } 15 \% \text { of sales } & 240,000 & \\\hline \text { Salaries of line supervisors } & 195,000 & \\\hline \text { Traceable fixed advertising expense } & 180,000 & \\\hline \text { Fixed general factory overhead (allocated to } & & \\\hline \text { products on the basis of square feet occupied) } & 170,000 & \\\hline \text { Total costs } & & 1,745,000 \\\hline \text { Net loss } & & \$ ( 145,000 ) \\\hline\end{array}$$ Bingham Company anticipates no change in the operating results for Product J in the foreseeable future if the product is produced. Bingham is re-examining all of its products and is trying to decide whether to discontinue the manufacture and sale of Product J. The company's total fixed factory overhead cost would not be affected by this decision.
-Assume that discontinuing Product J would result in a $100,000 increase in the contribution margin of other product lines. How many units of Product J would have to be sold next year for the company to be as well off as if it just dropped Product J and enjoyed the increase in contribution margin from other products?

• A)15,500 units.
• B)11,875 units.
• C)16,125 units.
• D)2,500 units.

Understand the concept of gender as a social construct and its implications for social identity and interactions.

Grasp the notion of patriarchy and its influence on societal structures and individual behaviors.

Acknowledge the importance of intersectionality and the varied experiences of oppression among women.

Comprehend how feminist theories critique and intersect with traditional sociological theories.

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