Dubai Tourist Corporation Makes Miniature Statues of the Burj Khalifa

Essay

Dubai Tourist Corporation makes miniature statues of the Burj Khalifa 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 Dubai Tourist Company should sell the engraved statutes. Why?