a) Should Pisang Berhad continue with the production of switches internally, or to purchase the switches from the external supplier? Support your answer with appropriate calculations. b) Will your answer change if the facilities freed up by the company can be used to do alternative works that will contribute an annual profit of RM50,000? Why? c) Discuss the qualitative factors that the management should consider before deciding to make or to buy.
a) Should Pisang Berhad continue with the production of switches internally, or to purchase the switches from the external supplier? Support your answer with appropriate calculations. b) Will your answer change if the facilities freed up by the company can be used to do alternative works that will contribute an annual profit of RM50,000? Why? c) Discuss the qualitative factors that the management should consider before deciding to make or to buy.
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Pisang Berhad produces 500,000 switches per year with the following costs:
(For the production of 500,000 switches)
RM
Direct materials
1,000,000
Direct labour
750,000
Variable manufacturing expenses
300,000
450,000
Fixed manufacturing expenses
Total cost
2,500,000
RM5/unit
Cost/per unit RM2,500,000/500,000 units
+
A supplier has approached the company, and offered the switches at RM4 per unit. Should
the company decided to purchase from the supplier, the company need to employ an
incoming quality controller with a salary of RM70,000 per annum. Other than this, all the
other fixed manufacturing expenses will remain unchanged.
Required:
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a) Should Pisang Berhad continue with the production of switches internally, or to
purchase the switches from the external supplier? Support your answer with appropriate
calculations.
b) Will your answer change if the facilities freed up by the company can be used to do
alternative works that will contribute an annual profit of RM50,000? Why?
c) Discuss the qualitative factors that the management should consider before deciding to
make or to buy.
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