Lopez Company is experiencing a bottleneck in its plant. Setup time has been identified as the bottleneck. The production manager has proposed a plan to reconfigure the plant layout that will reduce setup time.  The following information is available regarding this change:   Cost of Reconfiguration $41,000 Additional unit production and sales 9,000 Selling price $15.25 Direct Materials $ 5.00 Direct Labor $ 4.25 Variable Overhead $ 2.00     Which of the following best describes the financial results and whether Lopez Co. should go forward with the reconfiguration?

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Lopez Company is experiencing a bottleneck in its plant. Setup time has been identified as the bottleneck. The production manager has proposed a plan to reconfigure the plant layout that will reduce setup time.  The following information is available regarding this change:

 

Cost of Reconfiguration

$41,000

Additional unit production and sales

9,000

Selling price

$15.25

Direct Materials

$ 5.00

Direct Labor

$ 4.25

Variable Overhead

$ 2.00

 

 

Which of the following best describes the financial results and whether Lopez Co. should go forward with the reconfiguration?

 

 
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