Purple Trees Manufactures Rustic Furniture

question 132

Multiple Choice

Purple Trees manufactures rustic furniture.The cost accounting system estimates manufacturing costs to be $240 per table,consisting of 60% variable costs and 40% fixed costs.The company has surplus capacity available.It is Purple Trees' policy to add a 75% markup to full costs. Purple Trees is invited to bid on a one-time-only special order to supply 100 rustic tables.What is the lowest price Purple Trees should bid on this special order?

• A) $7,200
• B) $12,000
• C) $14,400
• D) $42,000

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Definitions:

Total Variable Cost

The sum of all costs that vary with the output level in the production of goods or services.

Total Fixed Cost

The cumulative total of all costs that do not alter in response to the quantity of production or output.

Average Variable Cost

The cost of each unit variable, determined by dividing the overall variable costs by the produced output quantity.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's production increases.