So Hot Ltd has 5,000 units in inventory that cost $1.50 per unit to produce. Due to changing technology, the sales department is having difficulty selling the product. It will cost $2,000 to scrap the units. What is the minimum price for which So Hot should sell these units?
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So Hot Ltd has 5,000 units in inventory that cost $1.50 per unit to produce. Due to changing technology, the sales department is having difficulty selling the product. It will cost $2,000 to scrap the units. What is the minimum price for which So Hot should sell these units?
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- Cullumber Street Inc. makes unfinished bookcases that it sells for $59. Production costs are $38 variable and $10 fixed. Because it has unused capacity, Cullumber Street is considering finishing the bookcases and selling them for $71. Variable finishing costs are expected to be $6 per unit with no increase in fixed costs. Prepare an analysis on a per unit basis showing whether Cullumber Street should sell unfinished or finished bookcases. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number eg.-45 or parentheses eg. (45).) Sales price per unit $ Cost per unit Variable Fixed Total Sell Process Further $ $ Net Income Increase (Decrease) Net income per unit SUPPORT $ $ $Jordan Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high- quality racing bikes with limited sales. Jordan produces and sells only 7,400 bikes each year. Due to the low volume of activity, Jordan is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. For example, Jordan could buy the handlebars for $33 each; they cost $36 each to make. The following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs. Item Unit-level costs Materials Labor Overhead Allocated facility-level costs Total Unit Cost $17 8 2 9 $36 Per Unit Total relevant cost Do you agree with the president's conclusion? After seeing these figures, Jordan's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $36 each when it can buy them for $33 each. Total $125,800 59,200 14,800 66,600 $266,400 Required Calculate the total relevant cost. Do you agree with the president's conclusion? TotalVernon Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. Vernon produces and sells only 6,900 bikes each year. Due to the low volume of activity, Vernon is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. For example, Vernon could buy the handlebars for $33 each; they cost $36 each to make. The following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs. Item Unit Cost Total Unit-level costs $103,500 82,800 13,800 48,300 Materials $15 Labor 12 Overhead Allocated facility-level costs 2 Total $36 $248,400 After seeing these figures, Vernon's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $36 each when it can buy them for $33 each. Required Calculate the total relevant cost. Do you agree with the president's conclusion? Per Unit Total Total relevant cost Do you agree with the president's conclusion?
- Concord, Inc. is unsure of whether to sell its product assembled or unassembled. The unit cost of the unassembled product is $13, while the cost of assembling each unit is estimated at $15. Unassembled units can be sold for $54, while assembled units could be sold for $60 per unit. What decision should Concord make? O Sell before assembly; the company will save $9 per unit. Process further; the company will save $9 per unit. O Process further; the company will save $6 per unit. O Sell before assembly; the company will save $4 per unit.Waterways has discovered that a small fitting it now manufactures at a unit cost of $1.00 could be bought elsewhere for $0.81 per unit. Waterways has unit fixed manufacturing costs of $0.20 that cannot be eliminated by buying this unit. Waterways needs 465,000 of these units each year.If Waterways decides to buy rather than produce the small fitting, it can devote the machinery and labor to making a timing unit it now buys from another company. Waterways uses approximately 400 of these units each year. The cost of the unit is $12.33. To aid in the production of this unit, Waterways would need to purchase a new machine at a cost of $2,344, and the unit cost of producing the units would be $9.40. Without considering the possibility of making the timing unit, evaluate whether Waterways should buy or continue to make the small fitting. The company should (make or buy?) the fitting. Incremental cost / (savings) will beProblem 7-18 Relevant Cost Analysis in a Variety of Situations [LO 7-2, LO 7-3, LO 7-4] Andretti Company has a single product called a Dak. The company normally produces and sells 81,000 Daks each year at a selling price of $46 per unit. The company's unit costs at this level of activity are given below: 2$ 11.00 1.90 5.00 ($405,000 total) 4.70 5.50 ($445,500 total) $ 35.60 Direct materials 7.50 Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Fixed selling expenses Total cost per unit A number of questions relating to the production and sale of Daks follow. Each question is independent.
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- Marigold Corp. is unsure of whether to sell its product assembled or unassembled. The unit cost of the unassembled product is $27 and Marigold would sell it for $60. The cost to assemble the product is estimated at $13 per unit and the company believes the market would support a price of $64 on the assembled unit. What decision should Marigold make and why? Sell before assembly because the company will be better off by $9 per unit. Sell before assembly because the company will be better off by $4 per unit. Process further because the company will be better off by $18 per unit. Process further because the company will be better off by $20 per unit.A company with excess capacity must decide between scrapping or reworking units that do not pass inspection. The company has 19,000 defective units that cost $5.20 per unit to manufacture. The units can be a) sold as is for $2.60 each, or b) reworked for $4.80 each and then sold for the full price of $7.80 each. What is the incremental income from selling the units as scrap and reworking and selling the units? Should the company sell the units as scrap or rework them? (Enter costs and losses as negative values.) Incremental income (loss) The company should: Sale as Scrap $ 0 $ ReworkMallory’s Video Supply has changed its focus tremendously and as a result has dropped the selling price of DVD players from $45 to $38. Some units in the work-in-process inventory have costs of $30 per unit associated with them, but Mallory can only sell these units in their current state for $22 each. Otherwise, it will cost Mallory $11 per unit to rework these units so that they can be sold for $38 each. How much is the financial impact if the units are processed further? a. $5 per unit profit b. $3 per unit loss c. $16 per unit profit d. $12 per unit loss