Birkenstock is considering adding a new Big Buckle sandal to its current product offerings. Birkenstock expects to price the shoes at $125 per pair. The variable costs to produce one pair are estimated to be: $20 per pair direct materials; $25 per pair direct labor; $5 per pair shipping costs and $5 per pair miscellaneous overhead. The fixed costs for this line of shoes are: $50,000 advertising/promotion; $125,000 manufacturing plant manager salary; $350,000 depreciation expense on manufacturing equipment; and $50,000 other miscellaneous fixed costs. • Birkenstock's best guess is that they will sell 12,000 pairs of Big Buckle sandals in 2021. What is Birkenstock's expected 2021 profit on this product? Type your answer in the first blank below.

Birkenstock is considering adding a new Big Buckle sandal to its current product offerings. Birkenstock expects to price the shoes at $125 per pair. The variable costs to produce one pair are estimated to be: $20 per pair direct materials; $25 per pair direct labor; $5 per pair shipping costs and $5 per pair miscellaneous overhead. The fixed costs for this line of shoes are: $50,000 advertising/promotion; $125,000 manufacturing plant manager salary; $350,000 depreciation expense on manufacturing equipment; and $50,000 other miscellaneous fixed costs. • Birkenstock's best guess is that they will sell 12,000 pairs of Big Buckle sandals in 2021. What is Birkenstock's expected 2021 profit on this product? Type your answer in the first blank below.

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter10: Short-term Decision Making

Section: Chapter Questions

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