Outsourcing                         Dough, Re, Mi Inc. sells many different types of cookie dough.  The company is deciding whether to continue making its own dough or to outsource.  If the company outsources, they will eliminate all of the variable overhead and 25% of the fixed manufacturing overhead, but will incur shipping costs.  Use the information below to determine whether Dough, Re, Mi Inc. should outsource or not.                       Data     Units   Per unit   Relevant?             Sales price per unit                                         5,300    $                               106.00   No             Direct materials per unit                                             23.00   ?             Direct labor per unit                                             18.00   ?             Variable manufacturing overhead per unit                                            14.00   Yes             Fixed manufacturing overhead (MOH) : per month                                             27.00                 Avoidable fixed MOH per month       ?   No             Unavoidable fixed MOH per month       ?   No             Sales commissions per unit                                                3.00   No             Advertising costs per month                                                1.80   No             Purchase price of outsourced product per unit                                             59.00   Yes             Shipping costs  of outsourced product per unit                                                1.00   Yes                                                                            Costs per unit                 Incremental analysis      Manufactures    Outsource                 Variable costs Enter "=0" in the cell for any cost not relevant to the decision.                 Direct materials     ?   ?                 Direct labor     ?   ?                 Variable manufacturing overhead     ?   ?                 Purchase price     ?   ?                 Shipping costs     ?   ?                 Sales commissions     ?   ?                 Total variable costs     ?   ?                 Fixed costs                           Fixed manufacturing overhead     ?   ?                 Advertising     ?   ?                 Total fixed costs     ?   ?                 Incremental cost     ?   ?                                             Should Dough, Re, Mi Inc. manufacture or outsource its dough?         ?                 If Dough, Re, Mi manufactures its own dough, what would its Operating Income be?         ?                 If Dough, Re, Mi outsources its dough, what would its Operating Income be?

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Dough, Re, Mi Inc. sells many different types of cookie dough.  The company is deciding whether to continue making its own dough or to outsource.  If the company outsources, they will eliminate all of the variable overhead and 25% of the fixed manufacturing overhead, but will incur shipping costs.  Use the information below to determine whether Dough, Re, Mi Inc. should outsource or not.

 

 
   
   
   
   
 

Data

 

 

Units

 

Per unit

 

Relevant?

         
 

Sales price

per unit

 

                                      5,300

 

 $                               106.00

 

No

         
 

Direct materials

per unit

     

                                      23.00

 

?

         
 

Direct labor

per unit

     

                                      18.00

 

?

         
 

Variable manufacturing overhead

per unit

     

                                     14.00

 

Yes

         
 

Fixed manufacturing overhead (MOH) :

per month

     

                                      27.00

             
 

Avoidable fixed MOH

per month

     

?

 

No

         
 

Unavoidable fixed MOH

per month

     

?

 

No

         
 

Sales commissions

per unit

     

                                         3.00

 

No

         
 

Advertising costs

per month

     

                                         1.80

 

No

         
 

Purchase price of outsourced product

per unit

     

                                      59.00

 

Yes

         
 

Shipping costs  of outsourced product

per unit

     

                                         1.00

 

Yes

         
                           
                           
       

 Costs per unit

             
 

Incremental analysis

   

 Manufactures

 

 Outsource

             
 

Variable costs

Enter "=0" in the cell for any cost not relevant to the decision.

             
 

Direct materials

   

?

 

?

             
 

Direct labor

   

?

 

?

             
 

Variable manufacturing overhead

   

?

 

?

             
 

Purchase price

   

?

 

?

             
 

Shipping costs

   

?

 

?

             
 

Sales commissions

   

?

 

?

             
 

Total variable costs

   

?

 

?

             
 

Fixed costs

                       
 

Fixed manufacturing overhead

   

?

 

?

             
 

Advertising

   

?

 

?

             
 

Total fixed costs

   

?

 

?

             
 

Incremental cost

   

?

 

?

             
                           
 

Should Dough, Re, Mi Inc. manufacture or outsource its dough?

       

?

             
 

If Dough, Re, Mi manufactures its own dough, what would its Operating Income be?

       

?

             
 

If Dough, Re, Mi outsources its dough, what would its Operating Income be?

       

?

             
                           

Special Order

                         

Pete's Pizza makes the best pizzas in town.  Based on Pete's current volume, the price and cost breakdown is outlined below.  The local high school has asked Pete to be their sole pizza provider for a large event and has offered to order 400 pizzas at a special price.

   
   
   
   
   

Per unit

 

Relevant?

                 
 

Normal sales price

 $                                  12.00

 

?

                 
 

Special price

                                         9.40

 

?

                 
 

Direct materials

                                         3.00

 

?

                 
 

Direct labor

                                         2.00

 

?

                 
 

Variable overhead

                                         0.50

 

?

                 
 

Fixed overhead

                                         4.00

 

?

                 
                           
                           

Should Pete accept the order in either of the following scenarios?

                         
 

A.  Pete has capacity to produce these pizzas with no additional investments.

                       
 

B.  Pete would need to rent a piece of equipment to accommodate the order.  The rent would cost Pete:

           

 $                                  1,590

         
                           
       

Scenario

             
       

A

 

B

             
   

Enter "=0" in the cell for any cost not relevant to the decision.

             
 

Number of pizzas ordered

   

?

 

?

             
 

Sales revenue

   

?

 

?

             
 

Variable costs

    ?   ?              
 

Direct materials

   

?

 

?

             
 

Direct labor

   

?

 

?

             
 

Variable overhead

   

?

 

?

             
 

Fixed overhead

   

?

 

?

             
 

Total costs

   

?

 

?

             
 

Expected change in operating income

   

?

 

?

             
                           
 

Should Pete accept the order?

   

?

 

?

             

 

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