Kellman Corporation Kellman Corporation sells a product for $18 per unit,and the standard cost card for the product shows the following costs:
Refer to Kellman Corporation.Assume that Kellman has sufficient idle capacity to produce the 1,000 units.If Kellman wants to increase its operating profit by $5,600,what would it charge as a per-unit selling price?

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Kellman Corporation Kellman Corporation sells a product for $18 per unit,and the standard cost card for the product shows the following costs:
 Refer to Kellman Corporation.Assume that Kellman has sufficient idle capacity to produce the 1,000 units.If Kellman wants to increase its operating profit by $5,600,what would it charge as a per-unit selling price?

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To calculate the new selling price, we need to first calculate the total cost of producing 1,000 units:
Total cost = (1,000 units x $8.10 per unit) + (1,000 units x $1.60 per unit) + (1,000 units x $0.50 per unit) = $8,100 + $1,600 + $500 = $10,200

Next, we need to add the desired profit of $5,600 to the total cost to get the new total cost:
New total cost = $10,200 + $5,600 = $15,800

Finally, we can divide the new total cost by the number of units (1,000) to get the new selling price:
New selling price = $15,800 ÷ 1,000 = $15.80

Since $15.80 is not one of the answer choices, we need to round up to the nearest cent. Therefore, the new per-unit selling price would be $15.80, which rounded up to the nearest dollar is $16.00.

However, since $16.00 is not one of the answer choices, we can examine which choice is closest to it. The closest answer choice is C, $11.00. Therefore, the best choice is C.

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