Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 11, Problem 5PA
Product pricing and profit analysis with bottleneck operations
Hercules Steel Company produces three grades of steel: high, good, and regular grade. Each of these products (grades) has high demand in the market, and Hercules is able to sell as much as it can produce of all three. The furnace operation is a bottleneck in the process and is running at 100% of capacity. Hercules wants to improve steel operation profitability. The variable conversion cost is $15 per process hour. The fixed cost is $200,000. In addition, the cost analyst was able to determine the following information about the three products:
The furnace operation is part of the total process for each of these three products. Thus, for example, 4.0 of the 12.0 hours required to process High Grade steel are associated with the furnace.
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- 1. Determine the unit contribution margin for each product.
- 2. Provide an analysis to determine the relative product profitability, assuming that the furnace is a bottleneck.
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2. Provide an analysis to determine the relative product profitability, assuming that the furnace is a bottleneck.
Contribution Margin
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High Grade
41.5 X
Good Grade
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47.33
X
Regular Grade
$
33
X
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1. For each grade, subtract the variable conversion cost and direct materials cost per unit from the selling price.
2. For each grade, divide the unit contribution margin by the furnace (bottleneck) hours per unit.
Product Pricing and Profit Analysis with Bottleneck Operations
Hercules Company produces three grades of steel: high, good, and regular grade. Each of these products (grades) has high demand in the market, and Hercules is able to sell as much as it can produce of all three. The furnace operation is a bottleneck in the process and is running at 100% of capacity. Hercules wants to improve steel operation profitability. The variable conversion cost is $10 per process hour. The fixed cost is $513,000. In addition, the cost analyst was able to determine the following information about the three products:
High Grade
Good Grade
Regular Grade
Budgeted units produced
3,000
3,000
3,000
Total process hours per unit
15
13
10
Furnace hours per unit
4
3
5
Unit selling price
$299
$247
$264
Direct materials cost per unit
$113
$105
$99
The furnace operation is part of the total process for each of these three products. Thus, for example, 4 of…
Product Pricing and Profit Analysis with Bottleneck Operations
Hercules Company produces three grades of steel: high, good, and regular grade. Each of these products (grades) has high demand in the market, and Hercules is able to sell as much as it can produce of all three. The furnace operation is a bottleneck in the process and is running at 100% of capacity. Hercules wants to improve steel operation profitability. The variable conversion cost is $10 per process hour. The fixed cost is $505,000. In addition, the cost analyst was able to determine the following information about the three products:
High Grade
Good Grade
Regular Grade
Budgeted units produced
5,000
5,000
5,000
Total process hours per unit
14
12
9
Furnace hours per unit
4
3
5
Unit selling price
$274
$233
$245
Direct materials cost per unit
$110
$107
$95
The furnace operation is part of the total process for each of these three products. Thus, for example, 4 of…
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