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FINAL EXAM SHOW ALL WORK 1. (20 pts) Sunshine Fruit Co. makes its own shipping b

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FINAL EXAM SHOW ALL WORK 1. (20 pts) Sunshine Fruit Co. makes its own shipping boxes. The annual cost to make 80,000 boxes is: Materials Labor Indirect Manufacturing Costs $120,000 20,000 Variable 16,000 60,000 $216,000 Total Fixed Suppose Weyerhouser offers to sell them boxes for $2.10 per box a) Given the above, should Sunshine Fruit make or buy the boxes? b) Suppose that all the above fixed costs are depreciation for equipment which is at the end of its 10-year life and was purchased for $600,000. New replacement equipment will cost 5800.000 and have a 10-year life also. Will this fact make a difference the make or buy decision? 2. (20 pts) A tool company sells a plain (price $50, variable cost $35) and a professional (price $100, variable cost $60) circular saw. It takes one machine-hour to produce a professional and 15 minutes to produce a regular saw. There are 40,000 machine-hours available and demand is more than they can produce. a) Compute contribution margins and contribution margin ratios for each saw. b) If all machine hours are used, compute the total contribution margin for plain sa only and professional saws only. Which saw should be produced? 3. (20 pts) The Edgerton Co. Produces products A, B, and C from a joint process. The joint costs for 2013 were $72,000. All three products can be processed further and the pertinent information follows: Sales Value Sales Value i Item Units A 6,000 $25,000 $42,000 C 2,000 24,000 32,000 Added Cost to ProducedAt Split Off Processed further Process Further $9,000 7,000 10,000 4,000 41,000 45,000 a) To maximize profits, which product(s) should be processed further? b) If C is to be processed further, what should its final price be to break-even? PLEASE TURN OVER

Explanation / Answer

QUESTION 1

COST ANALYSIS 80,000 BOXES

$

$

$

DM

120,000

DL

20,000

PRIME COST

140,000

VMOH

16,000

VARIABLE COST

156,000

FMOH

60,000

216,000

VARIABLE COST PER BOX

156000/80000

1.95

$600,000/10 years

$60000 pa

Depreciation on new equipment

$800,000/10 years

$80000 pa

NET EFFECT

+20,000

THUS FIXED COSTS WILL INCREASE BY $20,000

IT WILL NOT STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT’S STILL A FIXED COST

2. TOOL CO

$

$

$

REGULAR SAW

PROFF    SAW

SP

50

100

VC

35

60

C MARGIN

15

40

MARGIN RATIO

30%

40%

MARGIN PER LIMITING FACTOR ( HOURS)

15/15

40/60

1

.67

PER UNIT CONTRIBUTION

$1 BETTER THAN $.67

ON BASIS OF C/ PER LIMITING FACTOR*

*MARGIN FOR REGULAR SAW = $1 THUS $40,000

*MARGIN FOR PROF SAW = .67 X 40000= $26800

3

EDGERTON

INITIAL PROCESS

SALE VALUE AT

SPLIT OFF

FURTHER PROCESSED

ADDED COSTS

SALE VALUE

a)

$

$

$

$

72000

PRODUCT A

6/12 X 72= 36000

25000

+9000= 45000

42000

Will be a loss, anyway

PRODUCT B

4/12 X 72 =24000

41000

+7000= 31,000

45000

Will get lesser profit

PRODUCT C

2/12 X 72=

12000

32000

+10000= 22,000

32000

Will get lesser profit

DO NOT FURTHER PROCESS ANY PRODUCT

SP = $32,000

COST = $22,000

THUS TO BREAK EVEN SELL AT $22,000

QUESTION 1

COST ANALYSIS 80,000 BOXES

$

$

$

DM

120,000

DL

20,000

PRIME COST

140,000

VMOH

16,000

VARIABLE COST

156,000

FMOH

60,000

216,000

VARIABLE COST PER BOX

156000/80000

1.95

  1. It should continue to make as the “Variable cost” of box is $1.95 AND IS LESSER THAN BUYING COST ( $2.100. When fixed costs are fixed anyway and will continue to happen we cannot take it into our decision
  1. Depreciation on old equipment

$600,000/10 years

$60000 pa

Depreciation on new equipment

$800,000/10 years

$80000 pa

NET EFFECT

+20,000

THUS FIXED COSTS WILL INCREASE BY $20,000

IT WILL NOT STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT’S STILL A FIXED COST