Mucky Duck makes swimsuits and sells these suits directly to retailers. Although Mucky Duck

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Mucky Duck makes swimsuits and sells these suits directly to retailers. Although Mucky Duck has a variety of suits, it does not make the All-Body suit used by highly skilled swimmers. The market research department believes that a strong market exists for this type of suit. The department indicates that the All-Body suit would sell for approximately $110. Given its experience, Mucky Duck believes the All-Body suit would have the following manufacturing costs.

 

Direct materials                $ 25

Direct labor                             30

Manufacturing overhead   45

Total costs                         $100

 

Instructions:

 

  (a) Assume that Mucky Duck uses cost-plus pricing, setting the selling price 25% above its costs.

              (1) What would be the price charged for the All-Body swimsuit?

              (2) Under what circumstances might Mucky Duck consider manufacturing the All-Body swimsuit given this approach?

 (b) Assume that Mucky Duck uses target costing. What is the price that Mucky Duck would charge the retailer for the All-Body swimsuit?

 (c) What is the highest acceptable manufacturing cost Mucky Duck would be willing to incur to produce the All-Body swimsuit, if it desired a profit of $25 per unit? (Assume target costing.)