Benjamin Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Sales (16,000 units at $10) $ 160,000 Direct materials and direct labor $ 96,000 Overhead (20% variable) 16,000 Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 32,000 (144,000) Operating income $ 16,000 A foreign company (whose sales will not affect Benjamin's market) offers to buy 4,000 units at $7.50 per unit. In addition to variable manufacturing costs, selling these units would increase fixed overhead by $600 and selling and administrative costs by $300. Assuming Benjamin has excess capacity and accepts the offer, its profits will:

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Benjamin Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Sales (16,000 units at $10) $ 160,000 Direct materials and direct labor $ 96,000 Overhead (20% variable) 16,000 Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 32,000 (144,000) Operating income $ 16,000 A foreign company (whose sales will not affect Benjamin's market) offers to buy 4,000 units at $7.50 per unit. In addition to variable manufacturing costs, selling these units would increase fixed overhead by $600 and selling and administrative costs by $300. Assuming Benjamin has excess capacity and accepts the offer, its profits will:

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Courtney · Answer 1

Profits will be $4,300

Explanation:

The computation of profits is shown below:-

Particulars Amount

Sales $30,000

(4,000 * $7.50)

Expense

Direct material and direct labor $24,000

(4,000 * $96,000 : $16,000)

(4,000 * 6)

Overheads variable $800

(4,000 * 0.20)

Fixed Overheads $600

Selling and administrative expense $300

Total expense $25,700

Profits will be $4,300

Therefore for computing the profits we simply deduct the total expenses from sales.