Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $42. At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that...

Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $42. At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that relies heavily on direct labor workers. Thus, variable expenses are high, totaling $25.20 per ball, of which 60% is direct labor cost.

    Last year, the company sold 60,000 of these balls, with the following results: 

Sales (60,000 balls)