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CORNERSTONE EXERCISES
Cornerstone Exercise 17.1
1.
The alternatives are to make the part in house or buy the part externally.
2. The relevant costs of making the part are: direct materials, direct
labor, and variable factory overhead. The relevant cost of buying
the part is the purchase price.
3.
Make
$ 14,040
6,120
2,340
0
$ 22,500
Direct materials.........................
Direct labor................................
Variable overhead......................
Purchase price...........................
Totals......................................
Buy
$
0
0
0
24,840
$ 24,840
Difference
$ 14,040
6,120
2,340
(24,840)
$ (2,340)
Because the fixed overhead is not relevant, the analysis shows a $2,340
advantage in favor of making the part in house.
4.
Make
$ 14,040
6,120
2,340
18,540
0
$ 41,040
Direct materials.........................
Direct labor................................
Variable overhead......................
Equipment rental.......................
Purchase price...........................
Totals......................................
Buy
$
0
0
0
0
24,840
$ 24,840
Difference
$ 14,040
6,120
2,340
18,540
(24,840)
$ 16,200
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Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Total
$ 246,000
(93,500)
(5,000)
$ 147,500
$ 578,000
(164,160)
(28,000)
$ 385,840
$ 634,600
(348,000)
(21,750)
$ 264,850
$1,458,600
(605,660)
(54,750)
$ 798,190
24,000
74,400
20,000
74,800
$ (45,700)
2,250
75,000
0
8,250
$ 300,340
3,750
30,600
0
26,950
$203,550
30,000
180,000
20,000
110,000
458,190
(168,000)
(180,000)
110,190
2.
The reformulated income statement shows a loss for Model 1. Now the
alternatives are to keep Model 1 or to drop it. Since all traceable fixed
expenses are assumed to be avoidable, dropping Model 1 will add $45,700 to
operating income, making it $155,840, which is 12.9 percent of sales
($1,212,600).
3.
If only 175 hours of engineering time can be avoided, the amount traceable to
Model 1 is $5,250 ($30 175) and the remaining $18,750 is part of common
fixed overhead. Similarly, if only 5,000 setup hours can be avoided by
eliminating Model 1, the amount traceable to Model 1 is $30,000 ($6 5,000)
and the remaining $44,400 is part of common fixed overhead. Thus, the
product margin for Model 1 is $17,450 ($147,500 $5,250 $30,000 $20,000
$74,800). Now, the product margin is no longer negative, and the company
will lose $17,450 if Model 1 is dropped. The best strategy in this case would
be to focus on reducing other costs and using excess capacity in a
productive way.
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Accept
3.10
(1.87)
(0.33)
(0.08)
$
0.82
30,000
$ 24,600
(14,300)
$ 10,300
$
Reject
$0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Differential
Amount
to Accept
$
3.10
(1.87)
(0.33)
(0.08)
$
0.82
30,000
$ 24,600
(14,300)
$ 10,300
$180,000
(9,000)
$171,000
$ 93,000
(14,300)
$ 78,700
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The two alternatives are to sell the anderine at split-off or process it further
into cermine.
2.
If the anderine is sold at split-off, the relevant benefit is the amount of sales
revenue. If the anderine is processed further, the relevant benefit is the sales
revenue from the resultant cermine. The relevant costs include the further
processing cost. The joint cost of producing the anderine and dofinol is sunk
and need not be considered.
3.
Sales revenue................
Further
processing cost*.......
Total................................
Differential
Amount to
Process Further
Sell at
Split-Off
Process
Further
$66,000
$120,000
$54,000
0
$66,000
(48,000)
$ 72,000
(48,000)
$ 6,000
Sales revenue................
Added purchasinga.......
Added inspectionb........
Further
processing cost........
Total................................
a
Sell at
Split-Off
Process
Further
Differential
Amount to
Process Further
$66,000
0
0
$120,000
(2,400)
(4,500)
$ 54,000
(2,400)
(4,500)
(0)
$66,000
(48,000)
$ 65,100
(48,000)
$ (900)
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EXERCISES
Exercise 17.5
1.
The money already spent on the LeBaron is not relevant. The purchase price
and the repair costs are sunk costs; they are the same whether Lee Anna
restores the LeBaron or buys the CR-V.
2.
All future costs that differ across alternatives are relevant. The alternatives
facing Lee Anna are restoration and buying the CR-V. Thus, all costs of
restoration, the sales price of the LeBaron, and the purchase price of the CRV are relevant.
The costs of restoration are $3,110. The net purchase cost of the CR-V is
$5,500 ($9,100 $3,600). If all other things are equal, Lee Anna should choose
the restoration alternative. However, all things are seldom equal. If the
unreliability of the LeBaron, the hassle of having it in the shop, and the
lowered desirability of the convertible top are sufficiently important to Lee
Anna, it might be worth it to her to spend the extra money to get the CR-V.
Exercise 17.6
1.
2.
3.
4.
a. Since demand changes for the flexible resources, the cost of supplies
increases by $530 ($1.06* 500). For the committed resources, there is
sufficient excess capacity (650 purchase orders = 26,000 25,350) to
handle the special order.
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Exercise 17.6
4.
(Concluded)
b. If the special order requires 700 purchase orders, there is not sufficient
excess capacity to handle it. An additional clerk must be hired (at $25,750)
and an additional PC system must be obtained (annual cost of $1,100).
The extra flexible resource cost of the additional purchase orders is $742
(700 $1.06). This all seems excessive for a one-time special order. There
may be other options for dealing with the excess capacity requirement
(e.g., using a temporary agency to hire a clerk and having this clerk work
outside the normal shift to avoid the need to invest in a new PC system).
However, the important point here is that additional resources are needed
and are relevant to the decision.
Exercise 17.7
1.
The flexible resources for the new tanning salon include: the supplies at $450
per month and the additional electricity at $100 per month. The use of each of
these resource categories will vary with the number of tanning visits. The
committed resources consist of the tanning beds and the wages for
additional staff for the reception desk during the hours that the beauty salon
is closed but the tanning salon is open. (This assumes that the extra hours
that must be worked are as inflexible as the need for tanning beds.) Currently,
Roxanne has sufficient excess capacity to handle reception duties during
regular beauty salon hours as well as any other costs for the tanning salon.
2.
a. If Roxanne decides to add a third tanning bed, the only additional flexible
resource cost will be the additional use of supplies and electricity. The
additional committed resource cost will be the tanning bed.
b. If a fourth tanning bed is added, all the costs of the third bed apply as well
as the cost of finding a different place for the supplies that are currently
stored in the fourth back room.
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Exercise 17.8
1.
The company should reject the offer as the additional revenue is less than the
additional costs (assuming fixed overhead is allocated and will not increase
with the special order):
Incremental revenue per pair.............
Incremental cost per pair...................
Incremental loss per pair...................
$12.80
13.00*
$ (0.20)
Now the company should accept the offer as the additional revenue is greater
than the additional costs (assuming fixed overhead is allocated and will not
increase with the special order):
Incremental revenue per pair.............
Incremental cost per pair...................
Incremental gain per pair...................
$12.80
11.55*
$ 1.25
Exercise 17.9
1.
Make
Direct materials..............
Direct labor.....................
Variable overhead..........
Fixed overhead...............
Purchase cost.................
Total relevant costs. .
$2,508,000
539,000
151,250
15,400
0
$3,213,650
Buy
$
0
0
0
0
3,190,000 ($58 55,000)
$3,190,000
Wehner should purchase the part from the outside supplier. This will save
$23,650.
2.
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Exercise 17.10
1.
Make
Direct materials....................
Direct labor...........................
Variable overhead................
Purchase cost......................
Total relevant costs......
$104,000
42,900
11,700
0
$158,600
Buy
$
0
0
0
171,600
$171,600
The offer would be rejected and the company would continue to produce
internally.
2.
Make
Direct materials....................
Direct labor...........................
Variable overhead................
Setups...................................
Inspections...........................
Materials handling...............
Purchase cost......................
Total relevant costs......
$104,000
42,900
11,700
3,480
12,300
2,250
0
$176,630
Buy
$
0
0
0
0
0
0
171,600
$171,600
In making this decision Brees should consider such qualitative factors as the
quality of the part, the reliability of the supplier, the effect of labor reductions
on employee morale, the possibility of price increases in the future, and the
effect on the overall strategic position of the firm. The strategic implications
are particularly important. Does Brees really want to reduce the level of
backward integration? If Brees is pursuing a cost leadership strategy, is
purchasing the part the best way of reducing costs? Or should it first
examine ways of reducing costs internally before making a purchase
decision? It may be possible to reduce waste and inefficiency to the point
where internal production is much better (from a cost reduction point of view)
than external purchase.
4.
The controller does have a point. Purchasing the part will affect a number of
other activities such as purchasing, receiving, and paying bills. If these
activities do not have unused capacity that can absorb the increased
demands associated with the new part, then resource spending could
increase and this should be factored into the analysis.
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Exercise 17.11
1.
Income effect:
Revenues ($75 350)....................
Direct materials ($82 350)..........
Direct labor ($15 525).................
Setups ($5 1)...............................
Inspection ($5 20).......................
Machining ($3 175).....................
Loss from accepting order.....
$ 26,250
(28,700)
(7,875)
(5)
(100)
(525)
$(10,955)
The initial analysis favors rejecting the order because income decreases by
$10,955.
2.
The special order is so small that there is sufficient excess capacity for
setups, packing, and machining to handle it without adding capacity. Only the
variable costs of these three activities are relevant.
3.
$ 26,250
(24,150)
(5,250)
(5)
0
(525)
$ (3,680)
The order is still unacceptable, but with a loss of $3,680 instead of $10,955.
4.
The company may still accept the order. This is a charitable organization and
the company may have funds dedicated to making contributions.
Alternatively, perhaps the Marketing Department could work with Carlys
Corner to be listed as a donor. The loss could then be charged to marketing
expense. Actually, Erhling could donate the whole order. Its a food bank,
people are hungry, and Erhling employees have a special bond with the
organization. It is possible that Erhling's accounting staff can determine
whether or not the order would qualify as a charitable deduction, thereby
reducing income taxes. There are numerous ways to make it work.
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Exercise 17.12
1.
Revenues.......................................
Less variable expenses:
Direct materials.......................
Direct labor..............................
Variable overheada..................
Contribution margin.....................
Less direct fixed expenses..........
Product margin.......................
Less common fixed expenses b. . .
Operating income...................
a
Peanut
Butter
Cashew
Butter
Total
$ 5,000,000
$ 800,000
$5,800,000
(2,500,000)
(500,000)
(360,000)
$ 1,640,000
200,000
$ 1,440,000
(480,000)
(80,000)
(90,000)
$ 150,000
60,000
$ 90,000
(2,980,000)
(580,000)
(450,000)
$1,790,000
260,000
$1,530,000
567,500
$ 962,500
Only direct labor benefits and machine costs vary with direct labor hours. All
other overhead costs are fixed with respect to this driver.
Variable OH rate = (Direct labor benefits + Variable machine overhead)/DLH
= ($200,000 + $250,000)/(40,000 hours + 10,000 hours)
= $9/DLH
Peanut Butter overhead = $9 40,000 = $360,000
Cashew Butter overhead = $9 10,000 = $90,000
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Exercise 17.12
2.
(Concluded)
Activity-based statement:
Peanut
Butter
Revenues......................................
Less variable costs a.....................
Contribution margin.....................
Less traceable expenses:
Advertising..............................
Receivingb...............................
Packingc...................................
Product margin.............................
Less unused activity expenses: d
Receiving.................................
Packing....................................
Less common fixed expenses
(machine depreciation)..........
Operating income........................
$ 5,000,000
3,360,000
$ 1,640,000
(200,000)
(115,000)
(80,000)
$ 1,245,000
Cashew
Butter
Total
$ 800,000
650,000
$ 150,000
$5,800,000
4,010,000
$1,790,000
(60,000)
(57,500)
(40,000)
(7,500)
(260,000)
(172,500)
(120,000)
$1,237,500
(50,000)
(25,000)
(200,000)
$ 962,500
Now, the analysis favors dropping the cashew butter line because the
product margin is a negative $7,500. (Note that dropping the cashew butter
line will not allow Nutterco, Inc., to reduce fixed capacity for any of the
activities. Therefore, the product margin can be used to determine product
line profitability.)
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Exercise 17.13
1.
Sales.....................................
Cost of goods sold..............
Gross profit.....................
$181,800
133,500
$ 48,300
2.
Sell at
Split-Off
Revenues..............................
Further processing cost.....
Gross profit.....................
$9,800
0
$9,800
Process Further*
Differential
Amount to
Process Further
$54,650
42,720
$11,930
$44,850
42,720
$ 2,130
Exercise 17.14
1.
2.
3.
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Exercise 17.15
1.
Annual cost:
If the outside accountant is hired:
Bookkeeping cost (12 $25 8 hours per month)...........
Quarterly tax compliance (4 $75).....................................
Annual income tax filing......................................................
Total..................................................................................
$2,400
300
350
$3,050
There are many qualitative factors to be considered. Does Tina enjoy the
bookkeeping and tax work? Would she prefer working more hours in the
restaurant? Would the couple prefer that Tina spend more time taking care of
LJ? How accurate is the tax work? Could an accountant actually save money
by suggesting alternative tax strategies for them? How badly do they need
the extra storage that would be provided by the current office? How easy is it
to find additional part-time labor to cover for Tina while she is doing the
finances? Any or all of these could turn the decision from keeping the
financial work in house to outsourcing it.
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Exercise 17.16
1.
$ 4,000
(2,400)
(350)
(100)
$ 1,150
Reject
$0
0
0
0
$0
While each rental lawn will take less time than a regular lawn, they will take
time and add to the time Jason must spend on his part-time job. It is
summertime, so he may or may not want to spend even more evenings
working as opposed to enjoying leisure. If his regular customers hear about
the arrangement, they might want to negotiate a lower rateperhaps by
foregoing edging every other time.
Exercise 17.17
1.
Corporate
Revenues............................ $ 55,300
Less variable costs........... (22,120)
Contribution margin.... $ 33,180
Less direct fixed exp.:
Negotiating...................
(8,000)
Setting up.....................
(6,000)
Product margin.................. $ 19,180
Less common fixed exp.:
Operating expense......
Selling...........................
Operating income..............
Wedding
Special
Occasion
Total
$195,000
(97,500)
$ 97,500
$168,000
(50,400)
$117,600
$ 418,300
(170,020)
$ 248,280
(24,000)
(24,000)
$ 49,500
(8,000)
(30,000)
$ 79,600
(40,000)
(60,000)
$ 148,280
(75,000)
(55,000)
$ 18,280
While all three lines have product margins that are less than contribution
margins, the corporate line is the least profitable. Jem may want to find a way
to increase the profitability of this line.
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Exercise 17.17
(Concluded)
2.
Corporate
Revenues........................... $ 41,475
Less variable costs........... (17,696)
Contribution margin...... $ 23,779
Less direct fixed exp.:
Negotiating....................
(8,000)
Setting up.......................
(6,000)
Product margin.................. $ 9,779
Less common fixed exp.:
Operating expense........
Selling............................
Operating income..............
Wedding
Special
Occasion
Total
$224,250
(97,500)
$126,750
$184,800
(55,440)
$129,360
$ 450,525
(170,636)
$ 279,889
(24,000)
(24,000)
$ 78,750
(8,000)
(30,000)
$ 91,360
(40,000)
(60,000)
$ 179,889
(75,000)
(55,000)
$ 49,889
The corporate line is losing profitability, while the wedding and special
occasion lines are increasing. If Jem does not expect the corporate event
situation to improve, she may want to consider dropping this line and
concentrate more on the other two lines.
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CPA-TYPE EXERCISES
Exercise 17.18
b.
Exercise 17.19
b.
Exercise 17.20
c.
Exercise 17.21
d.
Exercise 17.22
b.
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PROBLEMS
Problem 17.23
1.
2.
3.
Potential costs and benefits: lease payment, cost of materials and labor to
produce the parts, materials handling, inspection of shafts and bushings,
cost of purchasing shafts and bushings, depreciation on equipment used to
produce shafts and bushings, revenue from selling the equipment if shafts
and bushings are purchased, etc. Of these costs and benefits, probably all
those listed, except depreciation, would be relevant.
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Problem 17.24
1.
If the property insurance line is kept, the income statement is identical to the
one given in the text. If it is dropped, only the amounts relating to automobile
insurance are relevant. Sales, variable expenses, and contribution margin for
the automobile insurance will decrease by 12 percent. Direct fixed expenses
for automobile insurance will remain unchanged. The analysis is given below.
Sales.................................................
Less variable expenses.................
Contribution margin..................
Less direct fixed expenses............
Segment margin........................
Keep
Drop
$16,200,000
13,430,000
$ 2,770,000
900,000
$ 1,870,000
$10,560,000
8,448,000
$ 2,112,000
500,000
$ 1,612,000
Property
Insurance
Automobile
Insurance
$4,620,000
4,213,000
$ 407,000
0
$ 407,000
$12,960,000
10,368,000
$ 2,592,000
500,000
$ 2,092,000
Total
$17,580,000
14,581,000
$ 2,999,000
500,000
$ 2,499,000
750,000
$ 1,749,000
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Problem 17.25
1.
Revenues.........................................
Less variable expenses.................
Contribution margin..................
Less joint cost.................................
Operating income......................
2.
Refined
Oil
Top Quality
Oil
$127,500
72,000
$ 55,500
$124,500
29,250
$ 95,250
Total
$252,000
101,250
$150,750
92,500
$ 58,250
Revenues.........................................
Less variable expenses.................
Contribution margin..................
Less joint cost.................................
Operating income (loss)...........
Refined
Oil
Top Quality
Oil
$186,000
144,000
$ 42,000
$240,000
51,600
$188,400
Total
$426,000
195,600
$230,400
185,000
$ 45,400
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Problem 17.26
1. Committed resources: Cardiac catheterization equipment and
technicians Flexible resources: Supplies and other costs, outside
physician reading of results
2.
Activity costs:
Technician salaries....................................................
Depreciation...............................................................
Supplies and other.....................................................
Physician reading......................................................
Total expected costs............................................
Practical capacity.......................................................
Activity rate per procedure..................................
$180,000
50,000
50,000
600,000
$880,000
5,000 procedures
$
176
If the offer is accepted, SJMC receives $550 per procedure and will spend
$130 per procedure, for a net benefit of $420 each. The total benefit is
$210,000 ($420 500). The offer should be accepted since it reduces the
hospitals operating costs by $210,000.
4.
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Problem 17.26
(Concluded)
5.
6.
The charge to receive the same revenues as before less the resource
spending reduction is computed as follows:
Price = [($850 5,000) $28,000*]/4,200 = $1,005
*$36,000 (4 $2,000) = $28,000
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Problem 17.27
1.
The company would save $49,625 per year by making the blades:
Make
Prime costs.......................................................
Setupsa...............................................................
Machiningb.........................................................
Purchasingc.......................................................
Materials handlingd...........................................
Purchase cost...................................................
Totals.............................................................
$500,000
145,000
155,000
0
375
0
$800,375
Buy
$
0
0
0
50,000
0
800,000
$850,000
($200 100) + ($500 250) (Another whole unit of activity capacity needs to
be purchased.)
b
(2 $40,000) + ($1.50 50,000) (Since each line is capable of producing
80,000 sets, two lines will be needed, calling for two supervisors and 50,000
machine hours.)
c
The unused activity capacity increases by 2,500 orders (6,500 4,000). Thus,
the total unused capacity would increase from 3,000 to 5,500 orders. Since
the step size for purchasing is 5,000 orders, resource spending can drop by
$10 5,000, or $50,000. This $50,000 can be interpreted as a benefit for the
make alternative or an opportunity cost for the buy alternative.
d
The demands on materials handling increase by a net 250 moves (650 400).
Since there are 300 moves of unused capacity, the company does not need
to expand handling capacityfixed resource spending does not change.
Only variable materials handling is relevant. Inspection cost is not relevant
because resource spending remains unchanged. There are 2,000 hours of
unused capacity, and demand for this resource, if the blades are produced
internally, is only 1,500 hours.
a
2.
The ABC resource usage model provides insight concerning activity supply,
activity excess capacity, and the need to acquire more capacity. ABC offers a
more complete assessment of how activities are affected by decisions. A
conventional approach would probably have viewed setups, purchasing,
inspection, and materials handling as part of fixed overhead and, therefore,
would have ignored their effect. At best, a special study may have revealed
the consequences. It seems more desirable to have the information system
structured to provide this kind of information on a regular basis.
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Problem 17.28
1.
Cost Item
Make
Direct materialsa...................................................
Direct laborb..........................................................
Variable overheadc................................................
Fixed overheadd....................................................
Purchase coste......................................................
Totals...............................................................
Buy
$555,000
145,000
67,500
52,000
0
$819,500
0
0
0
0
807,500
$807,500
3.
It reduces the cost of making the crowns to $797,500, which is $10,000 less
than the cost of buying.
4.
Cost Item
Make
Direct materials....................................................
Direct labor...........................................................
Variable overhead.................................................
Fixed overhead.....................................................
Purchase cost.......................................................
Totals...............................................................
$1,110,000
290,000
135,000
52,000
0
$1,587,000
Buy
$
0
0
0
0
1,615,000
$1,615,000
Apollonia should produce its own crowns if demand increases to this level as
it is $28,000 less expensive to make them than to buy them. The reason for
this result is that the fixed overhead is spread over more units.
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Problem 17.29
1.
@ 2,000 gals.
Revenues ............
Containersb..........
Shippingc..............
Processingd.........
Packaginge...........
Totals...............
a
Process Further
$216,000
0
(26,880)
(22,000)
(82,560)
$ 84,560
Differential
Sell at
Amount to
Split-Off
Process Further
$68,000
(840)
(200)
0
0
$66,960
$148,000
840
(26,680)
(22,000)
(82,560)
$ 17,600
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Problem 17.30
1.
Make
Buy
$12,000
21,850
5,600
0
$39,450
$ 2,160 (penalty)
1,000
4,600
32,000
$ 39,760
Make
Buy
$12,000
21,850
5,600
0
$39,450
0
0
4,600
32,000
$ 36,600
The salaries of Teegin and staff are irrelevant; they continue whether or not
the Bloomington plant closes. Nonrecurring costs (first year) equal
$3,160,000. If these nonrecurring costs are removed, there is a $2,850,000
annual difference in favor of buying. The annual opportunity cost associated
with the nonrecurring cost of $3,160,000 is surely less than $2,850,000. For
example, if we assume that the $3,160,000 could have been invested to earn
as much as 20 percent, the amount foregone would be $632,000 per year.
2.
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Problem 17.31
1.
Cost Item
Purchase cost.................................
Variable manufacturing costs*......
Lease expenses..............................
Supervisor salary...........................
Total relevant costs...................
0
14,000
27,000
10,000
$ 51,000
Buy
$ 50,000
0
0
0
$ 50,000
*$7.00 2,000
Drop Thickness
Gauge and Make
Purchase cost.................................
Variable manufacturing costs.......
Lost contribution margin...............
Total relevant costs...................
0
14,000
34,000
$ 48,000
Note: The direct fixed expenses are the same across all alternatives.
Best alternative: Drop the thickness gauge and make the subassembly.
2.
$15,000
12,600
(3,000)
34,000
0
$58,600
Buy
$
0
0
0
0
50,000
$50,000
0.10 $150,000
(0.90 2,000) $7.00
c
0.10 ($80,000 $50,000); since sales decrease by 10 percent if the
component is manufactured, other variable costs (those other than the cost
of the component) will reduce proportionately.
d
If the buy alternative is chosen, then there is no reduction in sales and the
same number of components will be needed.
a
The correct decision now is to keep the thickness gauge and buy the
component.
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Problem 17.31
(Concluded)
3.
$19,600
27,000
10,000
0
$56,600
Buy
$
0
0
0
70,000
$70,000
*$25 2,800
Drop Thickness
Gauge and Make
Lost sales from density gauge...................
Variable manufacturing costs*...................
Reduction of other variable costs**...........
Lost contribution margin (thickness)........
Purchase cost...............................................
Total relevant costs................................
$15,000
17,640
(1,000)
34,000
0
$65,640
Problem 17.32
Alternative 1:
Advantages include working with a well understood process in a well understood
environment. Beryl is completely familiar with the legal and social environment in
Minnesota. Morale may increase since all workers will receive the higher wages.
The factory is already set up, suppliers are in line, and the company knows just
how long it takes to produce the fax machines.
A disadvantage is the need to hire additional workers who are not trained in
Paladins process. Heavier use of the plant will wear out equipment faster. The
addition of a second shift may cause labor problems as those workers assigned
to the second shift may want to work on the more desirable first shift.
Alternative 2:
An advantage is that wages are much lower in Mexico. The burgeoning Mexican
market provides demand for Paladins product. Production in Mexico would
satisfy Mexican demands for locally produced goods.
A disadvantage is that Paladin has no experience in Mexico. There is
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