- The Denver Corporation manufactures filing cabinets in two operations: machining and finishing. It provides the following information: Machining Finishing 100,000 units 100,000 units Annual capacity Annual production Fixed operating costs (excluding direct materials) Fixed operating costs per unit produced (S600,000 + 100,000; S300,000 + 100,000) 120,000 units 100,000 units $600,00 $6 per unit $300,000 $3 per unit Each cabinet sells for $75 and has direct material costs of $35 incurred at the start of the machining opera- tion. Denver has no other variable costs. Denver can sell whatever outout it produces. The following require- ments refer only to the preceding data.

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An outside contractor offers to do the finishing operation for 10,000 units at $9 per unit, triple the $3 per unit that it costs Denver to do the finishing in-house. Should Denver accept the subcontractor’s offer? Show your calculations.

- The Denver Corporation manufactures
filing cabinets in two operations: machining and finishing. It provides the following information:
Machining
Finishing
100,000 units
100,000 units
Annual capacity
Annual production
Fixed operating costs (excluding direct materials)
Fixed operating costs per unit produced
(S600,000 + 100,000; S300,000 + 100,000)
120,000 units
100,000 units
$600,00
$6 per unit
$300,000
$3 per unit
Each cabinet sells for $75 and has direct material costs of $35 incurred at the start of the machining opera-
tion. Denver has no other variable costs. Denver can sell whatever outout it produces. The following require-
ments refer only to the preceding data.
Transcribed Image Text:- The Denver Corporation manufactures filing cabinets in two operations: machining and finishing. It provides the following information: Machining Finishing 100,000 units 100,000 units Annual capacity Annual production Fixed operating costs (excluding direct materials) Fixed operating costs per unit produced (S600,000 + 100,000; S300,000 + 100,000) 120,000 units 100,000 units $600,00 $6 per unit $300,000 $3 per unit Each cabinet sells for $75 and has direct material costs of $35 incurred at the start of the machining opera- tion. Denver has no other variable costs. Denver can sell whatever outout it produces. The following require- ments refer only to the preceding data.
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