Striker 44 corporation produces a part that is used in the manufacture of one of its products. the costs associated with the production of 12,000 units of this part are as follows: direct materials $86,000 direct labor 130,000 variable factory overhead 57,000 fixed factory overhead 135,000 total costs $408,000 of the fixed factory overhead costs, $58,000 is avoidable. assuming no other use of their facilities, the highest price that mcmurphy should be willing to pay for 12,000 units of the part is a. $331,000 b. $273,000 c. $351,000 d. $408,000

Vortex company operates a retail store with two departments. information about those departments follows. department a department b sales $ 800,000 $ 450,000 cost of goods sold 497,000 291,000 direct expenses salaries 125,000 88,000 insurance 20,000 10,000 utilities 24,000 14,000 depreciation 21,000 12,000 maintenance 7,000 5,000 the company also incurred the following indirect costs. salaries $36,000 insurance 6,000 depreciation 15,000 office expenses 50,000 indirect costs are allocated as follows: salaries on the basis of sales; insurance and depreciation on the basis of square footage; and office expenses on the basis of number of employees. additional information about the departments follows. department square footage number of employees a 28,000 75 b 12,000 50 required: 1. determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income for department a and department b.