Answer:
1. Assuming the company has no alternative use for the facilities that are now being used to produce the carburetors, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 15,000 carburetors from the outside supplier?
- financial disadvantage = $525,000 - $435,000 = $90,000
2. Should the outside supplier’s offer be accepted?
- No, it shouldn't be accepted
3. Suppose that if the carburetors were purchased, Troy Engines, Ltd., could use the freed capacity to launch a new product. The segment margin of the new product would be $150,000 per year. Given this new assumption, what would be financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 15,000 carburetors from the outside supplier?
- financial advantage = -$90,000 + $150,000 = $60,000
4. Given the new assumption in requirement 3, should the outside supplier’s offer be accepted?
- Yes, it should be accepted
Explanation:
outside vendor offer: cost per unit $35 x 15,000 = $525,000
production costs:
direct materials $14 x 15,000 = $210,000
Direct labor $10 x 15,000 = $150,000
Variable manufacturing overhead $3 x 15,000 = $45,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead, traceable $6 x 15,000 = $90,000 ($60,000 are non-avoidable)
Fixed manufacturing overhead, allocated $9 x 15,000 = $135,000 (all are non-avoidable)
Total cost $42 x 15,000 = $630,000
avoidable production costs = $435,000
