Tidewater Company Uses the Product Cost Concept of Applying the Cost-Plus

question 49

Essay

Tidewater Company uses the product cost concept of applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing.The cost and expenses of producing and selling 50,000 units of Product K are as follows:
​ $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Variable costs: } & \\\text { Direct materials } & \$ 5.00 \\\text { Direct labor } & 8.50 \\\text { Factory overhead } & 2.50 \\\text { Selling and administrative expenses } & 1.00 \\\text { Total } & \$ 17.00\\\\\text { Fixed costs: }\\\text { Factory overhead }&\$ 50,000 \\\text { Selling and administrative expenses }&34,000\end{array}$ ​
Tidewater desires a profit equal to a 10% rate of return on invested assets of $1,285,000.
(a)Determine the amount of desired profit from the production and sale of Product K.
(b)Determine the total manufacturing costs and the cost amount per unit for the production and sale of 50,000 units of Product K.
(c)Determine the markup percentage for Product K.
(d)Determine the selling price of Product K.

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