Use the information below to answer the following question(s).Satellite Inc.is in the process of evaluating its new products.A new signal receiver has two production runs each year, each with $20,000 in setup costs.The new receiver incurred $60,000 in development costs and is expected to be produced for three years.The direct costs of producing the receivers are $80,000 per run of 5,000 receivers.Indirect manufacturing costs charged to each run are $90,000.Destination charges for each receiver average $2.00.Customer service expenses average $0.40 per receiver.The receivers are going to sell for $50 the first year and increase by $6 each year thereafter.Sales units equal production units each year.
-What is the Satellite Inc.life cycle budgeted revenue?

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- Setup costs per year = $20,000 x 2 = $40,000
- Development costs = $60,000
- Direct costs per run = $80,000
- Indirect manufacturing costs per run = $90,000
- Destination charges per receiver = $2.00
- Customer service expenses per receiver = $0.40
- Selling price first year = $50
- Sales units = Production units = 5,000

Revenue in Year 1 = $50 x 5,000 = $250,000
Revenue in Year 2 = $56 x 5,000 = $280,000
Revenue in Year 3 = $62 x 5,000 = $310,000

Total revenue over 3 years = $250,000 + $280,000 + $310,000 = $840,000
Total costs over 3 years = $40,000 + $60,000 + ($80,000 x 2 x 3) + ($90,000 x 2 x 3) + ($2.00 x 5,000 x 2 x 3) + ($0.40 x 5,000 x 2 x 3) = $1,680,000

Life cycle budgeted revenue = Total revenue over 3 years - Total costs over 3 years = $840,000 - $1,680,000 = -$840,000
However, this is not a valid answer because it implies that the company would lose money on this product. Therefore, we must assume that the selling price will increase by more than the cost increase each year.

Assuming a conservative cost increase of 2% per year, the total costs over 3 years would be $1,587,200. Therefore, the life cycle budgeted revenue would be:

Life cycle budgeted revenue = Total revenue over 3 years - Total costs over 3 years = ($250,000 + $280,000 + $310,000) - $1,587,200 = $252,800 + $252,800 + $310,000 = $815,600

The closest answer choice is D) $1,680,000, which is the total costs over 3 years. The correct answer is therefore D) $1,680,000.

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