Audiocables, inc., is currently manufacturing an adapter that has a variable cost of $0.75 per unit and a selling price of $1.50 per unit. fixed costs are $14,000. current sales volume is 30,000 units. the firm can substantially improve the product quality by adding a new piece of equipment at an additional fixed cost of $6,000. variable costs would increase to $0.90, but sales volume should jump to 50,000 units due to a higher-quality product. should audiocable buy a new equipment?

Braverman company has two manufacturing departments—finishing and fabrication. the predetermined overhead rates in finishing and fabrication are $18.00 per direct labor-hour and 110% of direct materials cost, respectively. the company’s direct labor wage rate is $16.00 per hour. the following information pertains to job 700: finishing fabrication direct materials $ 410 $ 60 direct labor $ 128 $ 48 required: 1. what is the total manufacturing cost assigned to job 700? 2. if job 700 consists of 15 units, what is the unit product cost for this job?

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Precision dyes is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. the company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. ignore bonus depreciation. machine a has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. machine b costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine's eac as compared to the other machine's