Bill Pope Has Developed a New Device That Is So

Essay

Bill Pope has developed a new device that is so exciting he is considering quitting his job in order to produce and market it on a large-scale basis.Bill will rent a garage for $300 per month for production purposes.Utilities will cost $40 per month.Bill has already taken an industrial design course at the local community college to help prepare for this venture.The course cost $300.Bill will rent production equipment at a monthly cost of $800.He estimates the material cost will be $5 per unit,and the labour cost will be $3 per unit.He will hire workers and spend his time promoting the product.To do this,he will quit his job,which pays $3,000 per month.Advertising and promotion will cost $900 per month.
Required:
Complete the chart below by placing an "X" under each heading that helps to identify the cost involved.You can place an "X" under more than one heading for a single cost: for example,a cost may be a sunk cost,an overhead cost,and a product cost;you would place an "X" under each of these headings opposite the cost.
* Between the alternatives of going into business to make the device or not going into business to make the device.See column heading "Differential Cost".