.At what level of sales (in litres) for the two-month period should Nicholas Company be indifferent between closing the plant and eeping it open? (Hint: This is a type of break-even analysis, except that the fixed-cost portion of your break-even computation should clude only those fixed costs that are relevant (i.e., avoidable) over the two-month period.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Level of sales 7,000 X litres in two months
.At what level of sales (in litres) for the two-month period should Nicholas Company be indifferent between closing the plant and eeping it open? (Hint: This is a type of break-even analysis, except that the fixed-cost portion of your break-even computation should clude only those fixed costs that are relevant (i.e., avoidable) over the two-month period.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Level of sales 7,000 X litres in two months
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![(Note: This type of decision is similar to dropping a product line.) Nicholas Company manufactures a fast-bonding glue, normally
producing and selling 64,000 litres of the glue each month. This glue, which is known as MJ-7, is used in the wood industry to
manufacture plywood. The selling price of MJ-7 is $50 per litre, variable costs are $30 per litre, fixed manufacturing overhead costs in
the plant total $368,000 per month, and the fixed selling costs total $492,800 per month.
Strikes in the mills that purchase the bulk of the MJ-7 glue have caused Nicholas Company's sales to temporarily drop to only
16,000 litres per month. Nicholas Company's management estimates that the strikes will last for two months, after which sales of MJ-7
should return to normal. Due to the current low level of sales, Nicholas Company's management is thinking about closing down the
plant during the strike.
If Nicholas Company does close down the plant, fixed manufacturing overhead costs can be reduced by $96,000 per month and
fixed selling costs can be reduced by 10%. Start-up costs at the end of the shutdown period would total $10,560. Since Nicholas
Company uses lean production methods, no inventories are on hand.
Required:
1-a. Assuming that the strikes continue for two months, compute the increase or decrease in income from closing the plant.
Answer is complete and correct.
in two
months
Net
decrease V by
income is
(360,000)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8286069a-69bb-4c25-89af-db5135446ba9%2F1a111605-0c9c-46c7-9b0f-c75f6b427a1f%2Fj46n1rr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(Note: This type of decision is similar to dropping a product line.) Nicholas Company manufactures a fast-bonding glue, normally
producing and selling 64,000 litres of the glue each month. This glue, which is known as MJ-7, is used in the wood industry to
manufacture plywood. The selling price of MJ-7 is $50 per litre, variable costs are $30 per litre, fixed manufacturing overhead costs in
the plant total $368,000 per month, and the fixed selling costs total $492,800 per month.
Strikes in the mills that purchase the bulk of the MJ-7 glue have caused Nicholas Company's sales to temporarily drop to only
16,000 litres per month. Nicholas Company's management estimates that the strikes will last for two months, after which sales of MJ-7
should return to normal. Due to the current low level of sales, Nicholas Company's management is thinking about closing down the
plant during the strike.
If Nicholas Company does close down the plant, fixed manufacturing overhead costs can be reduced by $96,000 per month and
fixed selling costs can be reduced by 10%. Start-up costs at the end of the shutdown period would total $10,560. Since Nicholas
Company uses lean production methods, no inventories are on hand.
Required:
1-a. Assuming that the strikes continue for two months, compute the increase or decrease in income from closing the plant.
Answer is complete and correct.
in two
months
Net
decrease V by
income is
(360,000)
![1-b. Would you recommend that Nicholas Company close its own plant?
Yes
O No O
2. At what level of sales (in litres) for the two-month period should Nicholas Company be indifferent between closing the plant and
keeping it open? (Hint: This is a type of break-even analysis, except that the fixed-cost portion of your break-even computation should
include only those fixed costs that are relevant (i.e., avoidable) over the two-month period.)
* Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Level of
litres in two
7,000 X
sales
months](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8286069a-69bb-4c25-89af-db5135446ba9%2F1a111605-0c9c-46c7-9b0f-c75f6b427a1f%2Ffvonqu_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1-b. Would you recommend that Nicholas Company close its own plant?
Yes
O No O
2. At what level of sales (in litres) for the two-month period should Nicholas Company be indifferent between closing the plant and
keeping it open? (Hint: This is a type of break-even analysis, except that the fixed-cost portion of your break-even computation should
include only those fixed costs that are relevant (i.e., avoidable) over the two-month period.)
* Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Level of
litres in two
7,000 X
sales
months
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