Questions and answers relating to Cost / Managerial Accounting

Question 1

The sole product of Mav corp is priced at $200 per unit. Variable costs are $60 per unit. Fixed expenses are $105,000 per month. The company is currently selling 1,000 units per month. Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $44. Since the new component would increase the features of the company's product, the marketing manager predicts that monthly sales would increase by 400 units. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?

Question 2

Relevant Costs for Equipment Replacement Decision
Health Scan, Inc. paid $50,000 for X-ray equipment four years ago. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of 10 years from the date of acquisition with annual operating costs of $35,000. Technological advances have made the machine purchased four years ago obsolete with a zero salvage value. An improved X-ray device incorporating the new technology is available at an initial cost of $55,000 and annual operating costs of $21,000. The new machine is expected to last only six years before it, too, is obsolete. Asked to analyze the financial aspects of replacing the obsolete but still functional machine, Health Scan's accountant prepared the following analysis. After looking over these numbers, the Company's manager rejected the proposal.