Perwin Corporation Estimates That an Investment of $400,000 Would Be

Multiple Choice

Perwin Corporation estimates that an investment of $400,000 would be needed to produce and sell 30,000 units of Product B each year. At this level of activity, the unit product cost would be $25. Selling and administrative expenses would total $350,000 each year. The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text. If a 15% rate of return on investment is desired, then the required markup for Product B would be closest to:

A) 15%
B) 49%
C) 55%
D) 58%