Cornerstone Exercise 17.3 (Algorithmic) Special-Order Decision, Alternatives, Re
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Cornerstone Exercise 17.3 (Algorithmic)
Special-Order Decision, Alternatives, Relevant Costs
Sequoia Paper Products, Inc., manufactures boxed stationery for sale to specialty shops. Currently, the company is operating at 85 percent of capacity. A chain of drugstores has offered to buy 35,000 boxes of Sequoia’s blue-bordered thank-you notes as long as the box can be customized with the drugstore chain’s logo. While the normal selling price is $6.60 per box, the chain has offered just $3.30 per box. Sequoia can accommodate the special order without affecting current sales. Unit cost information for a box of thank-you notes follows:
Fixed overhead is $444,000 per year and will not be affected by the special order. Normally, there is a commission of 9 percent of price; this will not be paid on the special order since the drugstore chain is dealing directly with the company. The special order will require additional fixed costs of $15,700 for the design and setup of the machinery to stamp the drugstore chain’s logo on each box.
Required:
1. Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much?
- Select your answer -Accept the special orderReject the special orderItem 1
The operating income would increase by $ .
2. What if Sequoia Paper Products was operating at capacity and accepting the special order would require rejecting an equivalent number of boxes sold to existing customers? Which alternative would be better? - Select your answer -Regular salesSpecial orderItem 3
Direct materials $2.15 Direct labor 0.33 Variable overhead 0.07 Fixed overhead 2.15 Total cost per box $4.70Explanation / Answer
Answer: 1
Accept the special order, The operating income would increase by $10550
Answer: 2
If Sequoia Paper Products was operating at capacity and accepting the special order would require rejecting an equivalent number of boxes sold to existing customers,
Regular sales would be the better option. since increase in net operating income is higher by regular sales.
Special Order Per Unit Total (35000 Boxes) Regular Sales Total (35000 Boxes) Sales Price: (A) 3.3 115500 6.6 231000 Less Costs Direct Materials 2.15 75250 2.15 75250 Direct Labour 0.33 11550 0.33 11550 Variable Overhead 0.07 2450 0.07 2450 Sales Commision: 0; (6.6*9%) 0 0 0.594 20790 Total Variable Cost : (B) 2.55 89250 3.144 210210 Contribution: (A-B) 0.75 26250 3.456 120960 Additional Fixed Cost 15700 0 Net Additional contribution 10550 120960Related Questions
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