Playtime Electronics Produces Two Kinds of Electronic Toys,Wizards and Gizmos

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Essay

Playtime Electronics produces two kinds of electronic toys,Wizards and Gizmos.During the current period,8,000 Wizards and 16,000 Gizmos were produced and sold,generating revenues of $500,000 and $2,000,000,respectively.Unit production costs for the two toys are $50 for Wizards and $70 for Gizmos.In calculating the cost of goods sold,Playtime uses activity basedactivity-based costing to allocate its overhead costs.However,upstream costs of $240,000 are allocated equally to the two products.
Required:
1)Compute the total net profit for each product and for the firm as a whole.
2)Would you advise eliminating either toy? Why or why not?

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