Scootz could sell its scooters to retailers either assembled or unassembled. The cost of an unassembled scooters is as follows. Direct materials $150 Direct labor 70 Variable overhead (0.70 of direct labor) 49 Fixed overhead (0.30 of direct labor) 21 Manufacturing cost per unit $290 The unassembled scooters are sold to retailers at $450 each. Scootz currently has unused productive capacity that is expected to continue indefinitely; management has concluded that some of this capacity can be used to assemble the scooters and sell them at $495 each. Assembling the scooters will increase direct materials by $5 per scooter, and direct labor by $10 per scooter. Additional variable overhead will be incurred at the normal rates, but there will be no additional fixed overhead as a result of assembling the scooters.   You are required to: (a) Prepare an incremental analysis for the sell-or-process-further decision. (b) Should Speedy sell unassembled or process further?

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Scootz could sell its scooters to retailers either assembled or unassembled. The cost of an unassembled scooters is as follows.

Direct materials $150

Direct labor 70

Variable overhead (0.70 of direct labor) 49

Fixed overhead (0.30 of direct labor) 21

Manufacturing cost per unit $290

The unassembled scooters are sold to retailers at $450 each.

Scootz currently has unused productive capacity that is expected to continue indefinitely; management has concluded that some of this capacity can be used to assemble the scooters and sell them at $495 each. Assembling the scooters will increase direct materials by $5 per scooter, and direct labor by $10 per scooter. Additional variable overhead will be incurred at the normal rates, but there will be no additional fixed overhead as a result of assembling the scooters.

 

You are required to:

(a) Prepare an incremental analysis for the sell-or-process-further decision.

(b) Should Speedy sell unassembled or process further?  

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