Quare Company Makes a Product That Has the Following Costs

question 28

Essay

Quare Company makes a product that has the following costs:
The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text. The pricing calculations are based on budgeted production and sales of 35,000 units per year.
The company has invested $100,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 11%.
Required:
a. Compute the markup on absorption cost.
b. Compute the selling price of the product using the absorption costing approach.
c. Assume that every 10% increase in price leads to a 14% decrease in quantity sold. Assuming no change in cost structure and that direct labor is a variable cost, compute the profit-maximizing price.

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