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 per unit will be $5, and the labor cost will be $3. 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. There can be "Xs" placed under more than one heading for a single cost, e.g., a cost might be a sunk cost, an overhead cost and a product cost; there would be an "X" placed 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.