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Please show work thank you :) Bohlen Corporation produces and sells a single pro

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Please show work thank you :)

Bohlen Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:

                                   Per Unit              Percent of Sales

Selling Price………… $180                     100%

Variable Expenses…….36                            20%

Contribution margin……$144                     80%

Fixed expenses are $716,000 per month. The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month. Consider each of the following questions independently.

This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Bohlen Corporation.
Refer to the original data when answering this question.
The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a commission of $16 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept a decrease in their salaries of $84,000 per month. (This is the company's savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 600 units.

1) What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?

A) increase of $74,400

B) increase of $64,800

C) decrease of $103,200

D) increase of $928,800

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Galla Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

Direct Materials:           

Standard Quantity or Hours: 8.2 pounds

Standard Price or Rate: $7.00 per pound

Standard Cost per unit: $57.40

Direct labor:

Standard Quantity or Hours: 0.4 hours

Standard Price or Rate$20.00 per hour

Standard Cost per unit: $8.00

Variable overhead:

Standard Quantity or Hours: 0.4 hours

Standard Price or Rate: $2.00 per hour

Standard Cost per unit: $0.80

The company budgeted for production of 2,400 units in June, but actual production was 2,500 units. The company used 19,850 pounds of direct material and 980 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 21,700 pounds of the direct material at $6.70 per pound. The actual direct labor rate was $19.20 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $1.80 per hour.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

2) The variable overhead rate variance for June is:

A) $196 U

B) $200 F

C) $200 U

D) $196 F

Explanation / Answer

Answer:1

Sales and variable cost are calculated as: no. of units * price per unit

Contribution margin is calculated as: Sales - Variable cost

Net operating income is calculated as: Contribution margin - fixed expenses

Calculation of net operating income according to the management's proposal:

Ner sales units = 6000+600 = 6600

New variable cost per unit = $36 + $16 (sales commission) = $52

New fixed cost = 716000 - 84000 (cost saving) =$632000

Net change in company's net operating income = 212800 - 148000 = $64800

Therefore, company's overall net operating will increase by $64800 if the new proposed incentive is applied.

Answer:2

The variable overhead rate variance = AH (SR - AR)

= 980 hours ( $2 - $1.80)

= 980*$0.20 = $196 F

units Price per unit Total cost Sales 6000 $                   180.00 $ 10,80,000.00 Variable cost 6000 $                      36.00 $    2,16,000.00 Contribution margin 6000 $                   144.00 $    8,64,000.00 Fixed expenses $    7,16,000.00 Profit $    1,48,000.00