MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING GROUP ASSIGNMENT

The Citrus Company produces quality fruit. It has been producing and selling 40,000 boxes per month during the Spring and Summer months. During the Autumn and Winter months it has been noticed that only 30,000 boxes are sold. The Citrus Company provides the following information and has asked you to provide advice on the issues raised in each of the following parts:

Manufacturing costs -

Direct material  per box - $4.00

Direct labour box - 2.00 per

Variable overhead box - 0.80 per

Fixed overhead Marketing costs - $10,000

Variable unit - $0.50 per

Fixed - $15,000

The Citrus Company has been selling these boxes of fruit for $9.50 each and has asked you to provide answers to the following. Each part is to be considered independently of the others.

Required :

(a) Calculate the monthly profit during a Summer month when all 40,000 boxes produced in a month are sold.

(b) A request has come from overseas to supply 5,000 boxes of fruit per month during the Autumn and Winter months at a price of $7.50 per box if this request is accepted it would cost an extra $0.40 per box for freight and a one off cost of landing cost of $1000. Should this one off request be accepted based on profit alone? What other factors should be considered?