New York Liberty Corporation makes miniature statues of the Empire State Building from cast iron. Sales total 50,000 units a year. The statues are finished either rough or polished, with an average demand of 60% rough and 40% polished
Iron ingots, the direct material, costs $6 per pound. Processing costs are $300 to convert 30 pounds into 60 statues. Rough statues are sold for $15 each, and polished statues can be sold for $18 or engraved for an additional cost of $5. Polished statues can then be sold for $30.
Required:
Determine whether New York Liberty Company should sell the engraved statutes. Why?
Answer: New York Liberty should engrave the statutes because they increase profits by $7 per statute.
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