Franklin Company Is in the Process of Evaluating a New

Essay

Franklin Company is in the process of evaluating a new part using the following information.
-Part SLC2002 has one production run each month, each with $18,000 in setup costs.
-Part SLC2002 incurred $40,000 in development costs and is expected to be produced over the next three years.
-Direct costs of producing Part SLC2002 are $56,000 per run of 24,000 parts each.
-Indirect manufacturing costs charged to each run are $88,000.
-Destination charges for each run average $15,000.
-Part SLC2002 is selling for $14.00 in the United States and $25 in all other countries. Sales are one-third domestic and two-thirds exported.
-Sales units equal production units each year.
Required:
a.What are the estimated life-cycle revenues?
b.What is the estimated life-cycle operating income for the first year?