Martin Company is considering the introduction of a new product. To determine a selling price, the company has gathered the following information:           Number of units to be produced and sold each year   15,500   Unit product cost $ 50   Projected annual selling and administrative expenses $ 66,000   Estimated investment required by the company $ 450,000   Desired return on investment (ROI)   18 %     The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.   Required: 1. Compute the markup required to achieve the desired ROI. ((Round your final answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)       2. Compute the selling price per unit. (Round your intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places. )

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Exercise A-2 Absorption Costing Approach to Setting a Selling Price [LOA-2]

 

Martin Company is considering the introduction of a new product. To determine a selling price, the company has gathered the following information:

 

       
Number of units to be produced and sold each year   15,500  
Unit product cost $ 50  
Projected annual selling and administrative expenses $ 66,000  
Estimated investment required by the company $ 450,000  
Desired return on investment (ROI)   18 %
 

 

The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.

 

Required:

1. Compute the markup required to achieve the desired ROI. ((Round your final answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

 

 

 

2. Compute the selling price per unit. (Round your intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places. )

 

 

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