Exam 6: Relevant Information and Decision Making: Operational Decisions

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To make outsourcing services a good option, the services must be reliable, available when needed, and flexible to adapt to changing conditions.

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Garcia Company produces a part that is used in the manufacture of one of its products.The costs associated with the production of 5,000 units of this part are as follows: Direct materials \ 108,000 Direct labor 156,000 Variable factory overhead 72,000 Fixed factory overhead 168,000 Total costs \ 504,000 Of the fixed factory overhead costs, $72,000 is avoidable.Assume that Garcia Company can buy 5,000 units of the part from another producer for $105.60 each.The facilities currently used to make the part could be rented out to another manufacturer for $72,000 a year.Garcia Company should _____.

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The profit maximizing volume is the quantities at which marginal cost equals price.

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It is profitable to extend processing or to incur additional distribution costs on a joint product if the additional revenue exceeds joint cost.

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Cena Corporation has a joint process that produces three products: P, G, and A.Each product may be sold at split-off or processed further and then sold.Joint-processing costs for a year amount to $25,000.Other relevant data are as follows: Separable Processing Sales Value Costs after Sales Value Product at Split-off Split-off at Completion P \ 32,000 \ 5,000 \ 40,000 G 16,500 7,500 29,000 A 6,400 8,000 10,000 Once product P is produced, processing it further will cause profits to _____.

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_____ is the average number of times the inventory is sold per year.

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_____ would be a consideration in a make-or-buy decision.

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The juncture in manufacturing where the joint products become individually identifiable

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In practice, sunk costs often influence important decisions, especially when a decision maker does not want to admit that a previous decision was a bad decision.

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Generally, companies use aggregate measures to determine performance evaluations.

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Opportunity cost _____.

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The most recent income statement for the Strongsville Branch of the July Company is presented below. Sales \ 57,000 Variable costs 31,500 Contribution margin \ 25,500 Fixed costs: Avoidable 13,500 Unavoidable 20,000 Operating income \8 ,000 The July Company is thinking of eliminating the Strongsville Branch because it is showing a loss.If the Strongsville Branch is eliminated, July's operating income will _____.

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The _____ is the juncture in manufacturing where the joint products become individually identifiable.

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Vineyard Industries has three product lines, A, B, and C.The following information is available: A B C Sales \ 60,000 \ 90,000 \ 24,000 Variable costs Contribution margin \ 24,000 \ 42,000 \ 4,000 Fixed costs: Avoidable 9,000 18,000 3,000 Unavoidable 9,000 2,400 Operating income \ 9,000 \ 15,000 \ 1,400) Assuming Vineyard Industries can increase the selling price of product C to $30,000, all other information remaining constant, operating income will _____.

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Ernie Company is considering replacing a machine that is presently used in the production of its product.The following data are available: Old Machine Replacement Machine Original cost \ 295,000 \ 188,000 Useful life in years 11 5 Current age in years 6 0 Book value \ 130,000 - Disposal value now \ 52,000 - Disposal value in 5 years 0 0 Annual cash operating costs \ 39,000 \ 24,000 The _____ is irrelevant.

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Daly Company produces a part that is used in the manufacture of one of its products.The costs associated with the production of 5,000 units of this part are as follows: Direct materials \ 108,000 Direct labor 156,000 Variable factory overhead 72,000 Fixed factory overhead 168,000 Total costs \ 504,000 Of the fixed factory overhead costs, $72,000 is avoidable.Assuming no other use of their facilities, the highest price that Daly Company should be willing to pay for 5,000 units of the part is _____.

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In a make-or-buy decision, if facilities are and will remain idle when the decision is made to not make a part internally, then the opportunity cost is zero.

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Opportunity costs apply to resources that will be owned.

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Number of times the average inventory is sold per year

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_____ are relevant in deciding whether to add or delete a product or service.

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