Heinz Manufacturing Produces Item Q with Variable Manufacturing Costs of $12/unit

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Essay

Heinz Manufacturing produces Item Q with variable manufacturing costs of $12/unit. The selling price of Item Q is $15/unit. The fixed manufacturing overhead cost is $72,000. A normal production run includes 100,000 units. Heinz Manufacturing has discovered an additional process to change Item Q into Item QR. Additional costs are estimated at $7/unit. Item QR would sell for $24/unit. Additional fixed manufacturing overhead costs of $4,500 would be incurred if Item QR is produced. There would be no change in the number of units produced.
What would be the operating income for Item Q?

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Definitions:

Tax Incidence

The analysis of the effect of a particular tax on the distribution of economic welfare among entities, determining who ultimately bears the cost of the tax.

Burden

The load, duty, responsibility, or stress placed upon an individual or entity.

Distribution of Income

The way in which a nation’s total earnings are divided among its population, or the way in which wealth is shared amongst individuals.

Evade

To avoid or escape from something or someone, often by using cunning or deceit.