Data Concerning Sumter Corporation's Single Product Appear Below: Fixed

question 44

Essay

Data concerning Sumter Corporation's single product appear below: Fixed expenses are $1,024,000 per month. The company is currently selling 8,000 units per month.
Required:
Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $6. Since the new component would improve the company's product, the marketing manager predicts that monthly sales would increase by 300 units. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change if fixed expenses are unaffected? Show your work!

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected variable overhead based on standard cost.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that change with the level of production output, such as utilities and materials used in production.

Last Month

Refers to the period of time from the first to the last day of the month immediately preceding the current month.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours taken to produce goods and the standard hours expected, multiplied by the variable overhead rate.