Exam 10: Cost Analysis for Management Decision Making

Chapman Corporation manufactures lamps. Management is currently studying whether the company should continue to make the cord assembly or purchase them from Graham Company for $5.25. Chapman needs 20,000 cord assemblies a year. If the part is purchased, the company can not use the released facilities for another manufacturing activity. Chapman's unit cost to manufacture the cord assembly is: The decision Chapman should make and the related differential income is:

Donellan Company produces a special gear used in automatic transmissions. Each gear sells for $30, and the company sells approximately 500,000 gears each year. Unit cost data for the year follows: The unit cost of gears for variable costing inventory purposes is:

Consider the income statement for Pickbury Farm: At what sales level does Pickbury achieve net income of $100,000?

Kehler Corporation wished to market a new product for $2.00 a unit. Fixed costs to manufacture this product are $100,000. The contribution margin is 40 percent. How many units must be sold to realize net income of $100,000 from this product?

Johns Company operates in three different industries each of which is appropriately regarded as a reportable segment. Segment No. 1 contributed 60 percent of Johns Company's total sales. Sales for Segment No. 1 were $600,000 and total variable costs were $400,000. Total common costs for all segments were $320,000. Johns allocates common costs based on the ratio of each segment's sales to the total sales. What should be the contribution margin presented for Segment No. 1?

The Blue Saints Band is holding a concert in Toronto. Fixed costs relating to staging a concert are $350,000. Variable costs per patron are $5.00. The selling price for a tickets $25.00. The Blue Saints Band has sold 23,000 tickets so far. How many tickets does the Blue Saints Band need to sell to achieve net income of $50,000 after income tax, assuming the income tax rate is 50%?