Robo Parts Inc. is in the process of setting a selling price on a new robotics component it has just designed and developed. The following cost estimates for this new component have been provided by the accounting department for a budgeted volume of 100,000 units.
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Per Unit
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Total
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Direct materials
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$30
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Direct labor
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$20
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Variable manufacturing overhead
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$17
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Fixed manufacturing overhead
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$2,500,000
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Variable selling and administrative expenses
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$8
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Fixed selling and administrative expenses
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500,000
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Robo's management requests that the total cost per unit be used in cost-plus pricing its products. On this particular product, management also directs that the target price be set to provide a 30% return on investment (ROI) on invested assets of $3,000,000.
Instructions
(Round all calculations to two decimal places.)
(a) Compute the markup percentage and target selling price that will allow Robo to earn its desired ROI of 30% on this new component.
(b) Assuming that the volume is 80,000 units, compute the markup percentage and target selling price that will allow Robo to earn its desired ROI of 30% on this new component.