Question - Mallett Manufacturing Co. expects to make 54,000 chairs during 2011. The company made 9,000 chairs in January. Materials and labor costs for January were $45,000 and $45,000, respectively. Mallett produced 3,000 chairs in February. Materials and labor costs for February were $15,000 and $15,000, respectively. The company paid the $324,000 annual rental fee on its manufacturing facility on January 1, 2011. Ignore other manufacturing overhead costs.
Required: Assuming that Mallett desires to sell its chairs for cost plus 40 percent of cost, what price should be charged for the chairs produced in January and February?