Sheridan, Inc. has recently started the manufacture of Tri-Robo, a three-wheeled robot that can scan a home for fires and gas leaks and then transmit this information to a smartphone. The cost structure to manufacture 19,600 Tri-Robos is as follows. Cost Direct materials ($50 per robot) $980,000 Direct labor ($39 per robot) 764,400 Variable overhead ($7 per robot) 137,200 Allocated fixed overhead ($31 per robot) 607,600 Total $2,489,200
Sheridan, Inc. has recently started the manufacture of Tri-Robo, a three-wheeled robot that can scan a home for fires and gas leaks and then transmit this information to a smartphone. The cost structure to manufacture 19,600 Tri-Robos is as follows. Cost Direct materials ($50 per robot) $980,000 Direct labor ($39 per robot) 764,400 Variable overhead ($7 per robot) 137,200 Allocated fixed overhead ($31 per robot) 607,600 Total $2,489,200
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Transcribed Image Text:Sheridan, Inc. has recently started the manufacture of Tri-Robo, a three-wheeled robot that can scan a home for fires
and gas leaks and then transmit this information to a smartphone. The cost structure to manufacture 19,600 Tri-Robos
is as follows.
Cost
Direct materials ($50 per robot)
$980,000
Direct labor ($39 per robot)
764,400
Variable overhead ($7 per robot)
137,200
Allocated fixed overhead ($31 per robot)
607,600
Total
$2,489,200
Sheridan is approached by Tienh Ic., which offers to make Tri-Robo for $116 per unit or $2,273,600.
Following are independent assumptions.
Assume that $405,000 of the fixed overhead cost can be avoided. (Enter negative amounts using either a
negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Net Income
Increase
Make
Buy
(Decrease)
Direct
2$
materials
980,000
$
2$
Direct
764,400
labor
Variable
137,200
overhead
Fixed
607,600
overhead
Purchase
price
Total
annual
2$
2489200
$
$
cost
Using incremental analysis, determine whether Sheridan should accept this offer.
The offer

Transcribed Image Text:Assume that none of the fixed overhead can be avoided. However, if the robots are purchased from Tienh Inc.,
Sheridan can use the released productive resources to generate additional income of $375,000. (Enter negative
amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Net Income
Increase
Make
Buy
(Decrease)
Direct
$
980,000
$
materials
Direct labor
764,400
Variable
137,200
overhead
Fixed
607,600
overhead
Opportunity
cost
Purchase
price
Totals
$
Based on the above assumptions, indicate whether the offer should be accepted or rejected?
The offer
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