Timberland Lumber Company incurs a cost of $398 per hundred board feet (hbf) in processing certain “rough-cut” lumber, which it sells for $532 per hbf. An alternative is to produce a “finished cut” at a total processing cost of $515 per hbf, which can be sold for $656 per hbf.   Prepare a differential analysis dated August 9 on whether to Sell Rough Cut (Alternative 1) or Process Further into Finished Cut (Alternative 2). For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. Differential Analysis Sell Rough Cut (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Finished Cut (Alt. 2) August 9   Sell     Rough Cut    (Alternative 1) Process Further Into Finished Cut (Alternative 2)    Differential           Effects   (Alternative 2) Revenues, per 100 board ft.  $ $ $ Costs, per 100 board ft.       Profit (loss), per 100 board ft. $ $ $ Determine whether to sell rough-cut lumber (Alternative 1) or process further into finished-cut lumber (Alternative 2).

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Timberland Lumber Company incurs a cost of $398 per hundred board feet (hbf) in processing certain “rough-cut” lumber, which it sells for $532 per hbf. An alternative is to produce a “finished cut” at a total processing cost of $515 per hbf, which can be sold for $656 per hbf.

 

Prepare a differential analysis dated August 9 on whether to Sell Rough Cut (Alternative 1) or Process Further into Finished Cut (Alternative 2). For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Differential Analysis
Sell Rough Cut (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Finished Cut (Alt. 2)
August 9
 

Sell 

   Rough Cut 

  (Alternative 1)

Process Further Into Finished Cut (Alternative 2)

   Differential           Effects   (Alternative 2)
Revenues, per 100 board ft.  $ $ $
Costs, per 100 board ft.      
Profit (loss), per 100 board ft. $ $ $

Determine whether to sell rough-cut lumber (Alternative 1) or process further into finished-cut lumber (Alternative 2).
 

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