Question

Wintertime Company produces the handles which are used in the production of their snow shovels. Wintertime’s costs to produce 60,000 handles annually are as follows: Direct materials $30,000 Direct labor 55,000 Variable overhead 25,000 Fixed overhead 40,000 TOTAL $150,000 An outside supplier has offered to sell Wintertime similar handles for $2.25 per handle. If the handles are purchased from the outside supplier, $25,000 of annual fixed factory overhead will continue to be incurred and will be allocated to other products. The facilities now being used to make the handles could be rented to another company for $25,000 per year if the handles are purchased from the outside supplier. 8. If Wintertime chooses to buy the handles from the outside supplier, then the change in annual net income due to accepting the offer is a: a. Net income will not change b. $25,000 increase. c. $15,000 increase. d. $10,000 decrease.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C

Explanation:

There will be 15,000 increase in net income for purchasing the handles from outside supplier as it saves us a cost of 15,000

Cost of manufacturing 60,000 handles = $150,000

If the company purchases it from outside = 2.25 per handle  x 60,000 handles  = $135,000

fixed factory overheads of $ 25,000 will be still there as additional cost

Additional rental income = 25,000

Outsourcing handles = cost to purchase + fixed factory overhead - rental income

Outsourcing handles = 135,000 + 25,000 - 25,000

Outsourcing handles = 135,000

Net Income effect = Cost of manufacturing - Cost to outsouce

Net income effect = 150,000 - 135,000

Net income effect = 15,000 increase