Exam 13: Differential Analysis: the Key to Decision Making

Supler Corporation produces a part used in the manufacture of one of its products. The unit product cost is $21, computed as follows: An outside supplier has offered to provide the annual requirement of 6,000 of the parts for only $14 each. The company estimates that 50% of the fixed manufacturing overhead cost above could be eliminated if the parts are purchased from the outside supplier. Assume that direct labor is an avoidable cost in this decision. Based on these data, the financial advantage (disadvantage) of purchasing the parts from the outside supplier would be:

A disadvantage of vertical integration is that by pooling demand for parts from a number of companies, a supplier may be able to enjoy economies of scale that result in higher quality and lower cost than if every company makes its own parts.

The management of Wengel Corporation is considering dropping product B90D. Data from the company's accounting system appear below: All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $173,000 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $150,000 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product B90D is discontinued.Required:What would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of dropping B90D? Should the product be dropped?

Ibsen Company makes two products from a common input. Joint processing costs up to the split-off point total $46,000 a year. The company allocates these costs to the joint products on the basis of their total sales values at the split-off point. Each product may be sold at the split-off point or processed further. Data concerning these products appear below: Required:a. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product X beyond the split-off point?b. What is financial advantage (disadvantage) of processing Product Y beyond the split-off point?c. What is the minimum amount the company should accept for Product X if it is to be sold at the split-off point?d. What is the minimum amount the company should accept for Product Y if it is to be sold at the split-off point?

Fixed costs are sunk costs.

Twisdale Corporation manufactures numerous products, one of which is called Omicron52. The company has provided the following data about this product: What is the net operating income for product Omicron52 at the current price?

In the absorption approach to cost-plus pricing, the anticipated markup in dollars is equal to the anticipated profit.

Mercer Corporation estimates that an investment of $650,000 would be necessary to produce and sell 60,000 units of a new product each year. Other costs associated with the new product would be: The company requires a 25% return on the investment in all products. The company uses the absorption costing approach costing to pricing as described in the text.The markup percentage on the new product would be closest to:

Product X-547 is one of the joint products in a joint manufacturing process. Management is considering whether to sell X-547 at the split-off point or to process X-547 further into Xylene. The following data have been gathered:Selling price of X-547Variable cost of processing X-547 into Xylene.The avoidable fixed costs of processing X-547 into Xylene.The selling price of Xylene.The joint cost of the process from which X-547 is produced.Which of the above items are relevant in a decision of whether to sell the X-547 as is or process it further into Xylene?

Ohanlon Corporation manufactures numerous products, one of which is called Delta27. The company has provided the following data about this product: Required:a. Management is considering increasing the price of Delta27 by 5%, from $62.00 to $65.10. The company's marketing managers estimate that this price hike would decrease unit sales by 10%, from 180,000 units to 162,000 units. Assuming that the total traceable fixed expense does not change, what net operating income will Delta27 earn at a price of $65.10 if this sales forecast is correct? b. Assuming that the total traceable fixed expense does not change, if Ohanlon increases the price of Delta27 to $65.10, what percentage change in unit sales would provide the same net operating income that it currently earns at a price of $62.00? (Round your answer to the nearest one-tenth of a percent.)

Morice Industries Incorporated has developed a new injection mold, model IA-05, that is designed to offer superior performance to a comparable injection mold sold by Morice's main competitor. The competing injection mold sells for $54,000 and needs to be replaced after 1,000 hours of use. It also requires $7,000 of preventive maintenance during its useful life. Model IA-05's performance capabilities are similar to the competing product with two important exceptions-it needs to be replaced only after 2,000 hours of use and it requires $8,000 of preventive maintenance during its useful life.From a value-based pricing standpoint what is model IA-05's economic value to the customer over its 2,000 hour life?

Sardi Incorporated is considering whether to continue to make a component or to buy it from an outside supplier. The company uses 17,000 of the components each year. The unit product cost of the component according to the company's cost accounting system is given as follows: Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. Of the fixed manufacturing overhead, 70% is avoidable if the component were bought from the outside supplier. In addition, making the component uses 2 minutes on the machine that is the company's current constraint. If the component were bought, time would be freed up for use on another product that requires 4 minutes on this machine and that has a contribution margin of $7.00 per unit.When deciding whether to make or buy the component, what cost of making the component should be compared to the price of buying the component? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

A cost that is assigned to a product using activity-based costing may or may not be a relevant cost in a decision involving that product.

Stinehelfer Beet Processors, Incorporated, processes sugar beets in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $45 to buy from farmers and $19 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $21 or processed further for $13 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $33. The beet juice can be sold as is for $41 or processed further for $39 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $79. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is?

Management of Niemczyk Corporation is considering a new product, an outdoor speaker that would have a selling price of $31 per unit and projected sales of 10,000 units. Launching the new product would require an investment of $700,000. The desired return on investment is 16%.Required:Determine the target cost per unit for the outdoor speaker.

Generally speaking, managers should set higher prices when demand is elastic and lower prices when demand is inelastic.

Priddy Corporation processes sugar cane in batches. The company purchases a batch of sugar cane for $62 from farmers and then crushes the cane in the company's plant at the cost of $18. Two intermediate products, cane fiber and cane juice, emerge from the crushing process. The cane fiber can be sold as is for $28 or processed further for $13 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $36. The cane juice can be sold as is for $43 or processed further for $23 to make the end product molasses that is sold for $85. Which of the intermediate products should be processed further?

Boney Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers. Sugar beets are processed in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $53 to buy from farmers and $18 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $25 or processed further for $18 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $39. The beet juice can be sold as is for $32 or processed further for $28 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $79.Which of the intermediate products should be processed further?

The management of Rademacher Corporation is considering introducing a new product--a compact lawn blower. At a selling price of $24 per unit, management projects sales of 30,000 units. The lawn blower would require an investment of $200,000. The desired return on investment is 12%.The target cost per lawn blower is closest to:

The Draper Corporation is considering dropping its Doombug toy due to continuing losses. Data on the toy for the past year follow: If the toy were discontinued, Draper could avoid $8,000 per year in fixed costs. The remainder of the fixed costs are not avoidable.The annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from discontinuing the production and sale of Doombugs would be: