Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $185 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 119,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 33 20 28 25 28 $174 Financial (disadvantage) Beta $ 24 28 18 31 21 23 $ 145 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 6. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 103,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line?

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Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $185 and $150, respectively. Each product
uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 119,000
units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing overhead
Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead
Variable selling expenses
fixed expenses
Total cost per unit
The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses
are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.
Alpha Beta
$40 $24
33
28
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11
18
28
31
25
21
28
23
$174 $145
6. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 103,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of
discontinuing the Beta product line?
Financial (disadvantage)
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Transcribed Image Text:Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $185 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 119,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses fixed expenses Total cost per unit The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. Alpha Beta $40 $24 33 28 20 11 18 28 31 25 21 28 23 $174 $145 6. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 103,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? Financial (disadvantage) < Prev 6 7 I Soo 15 of 15 ‒‒‒ ‒‒‒ Next >
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