Simulation
Identify and explain two risks that Guda may face after it acquires Blue Moon.
Essay
Apex Manufacturing lnc. (AMI) is a Canada-based company that manufactures a manufactures and unique part for aircrafts. It has few competitors in the market. The company is exposed to exchange rate risk because about 90% of its products are exported to the U.S, and most of its sales contracts are in U.S. dollars. AMI has the capacity to manufacture 1,500 units of the part per year. For the year just ended. AMI manufactured and sold 1,000 units. The operating results are shown below.
1. Sales: $2,000,000
2. Variable manufacturing costs: $1,000,000
3. Fixed manufacturing costs: $500,000
4. Operating income: $500,000
5. Income taxes (40%): $200,000
6. Net income: $300,000
Recently, A new customer made a one-area order of 500 units of the part at $1.200 per unit. The CTO asked the controller to analyze this offer. AMI is considering adjusting its sales price next year in a recent meeting, the CFO suggested to use the market-based approach for pricing decisions, bat the controller insisted that the cost-based approach is more favorable to the company.
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