Essay
Janeiro Skate, Incorporated currently manufactures the wheels that it uses for its in-line skates. The annual costs to manufacture the 150,000 wheels needed each year are as follows:
Kasba Rubber Company has offered to provide Janeiro with all of its annual wheel needs for $3.50 per wheel. If Janeiro accepts this offer, 75% of the fixed manufacturing overhead above could be totally eliminated. Also, Janeiro would be able to rent out the freed up space and could generate $72,000 of income annually. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost.
Required:
Based on this information, would Janeiro be financially better off to continue making the wheels or to buy them from Kasba?
Correct Answer:

Verified
* 0.75 × $300,000 = $225,000
...View Answer
Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge
Correct Answer:
Verified
...
View Answer
Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge
Q313: Weitman Corporation manufactures numerous products, one of
Q314: Chruch Corporation manufactures numerous products, one of
Q315: Dock Corporation makes two products from a
Q316: Two alternatives, code-named X and Y, are
Q317: Thoen Heavy Machinery Corporation has developed a
Q319: Chruch Corporation manufactures numerous products, one of
Q320: Ladle Corporation uses the absorption costing approach
Q321: "Cost-plus" pricing means that all costs--manufacturing, selling,
Q322: Suire Corporation is considering dropping product D14E.
Q323: Juliani Company produces a single product. The