Zanatech's market for its remote control has changed significantly and Zanatech has had to drop the selling price per unit from $45 to $38. There are some units in the work in process inventory that have costs of $30 per unit associated with them. Zanatech can sell these units in their current state for $22 each. It will cost Zanatech $11 per unit to rework these units so that they can be sold for $38 each. How much is the financial impact if the units are processed further? O $16 per unit profit O $3 per unit loss O $5 per unit profit O $12 per unit loss

Zanatech's market for its remote control has changed significantly and Zanatech has had to drop the selling price per unit from $45 to $38. There are some units in the work in process inventory that have costs of $30 per unit associated with them. Zanatech can sell these units in their current state for $22 each. It will cost Zanatech $11 per unit to rework these units so that they can be sold for $38 each. How much is the financial impact if the units are processed further? O $16 per unit profit O $3 per unit loss O $5 per unit profit O $12 per unit loss

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter10: Short-term Decision Making

Section: Chapter Questions

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