Andrews Company manufactures a line of office chairs. Each chair takes $14 of direct materials and uses 1.9 direct labor hours at $16 per direct labor hour. The variable overhead rate is $1.20 per direct labor hour and the fixed overhead rate is $1.60 per direct labor hour. Andrews Company expects to produce 20,000 chairs next year and expects to have 675 chairs in ending inventory. There is no beginning inventory of chairs. Required: Prepare a Cost of Goods Sold Budget for Andrew company

Fremont Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $57 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 46% of direct labor cost. The unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows:  Direct materials $24 Direct labor 16 Factory overhead (46% of direct labor) 7.36 Total cost per unit $47.36 If Fremont Computer Company manufactures the carrying cases, fixed factory overhead costs will not increase and variable factory overhead costs associated with the cases are expected to be 13% of the direct labor costs. Question Content Area a.  Prepare a differential analysis dated September 30 to determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the carrying case. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to indicate a…

Zesta Company produces a part used in the manufacture of one of its products. The unit product cost is $18, computed as follows: Direct materials $ 8 Direct labor 4 Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Unit product cost 1 $ 18 An outside supplier has offered to provide the annual requirement of 4,000 of the parts for only $14 each. The company estimates that 60% of the fixed manufacturing overhead cost above could be eliminated if the parts are purchased from the outside supplier. Based on these data, whether the company accept or reject the supplier offer? And Why?

Beto Company pays $7.30 per unit to buy a part for one of the products it manufactures. With excess capacity, the company is considering making the part. Making the part would cost $8.40 per unit for direct materials and $1.00 per unit for direct labor. The company normally applies overhead at the predetermined rate of 200% of direct labor cost. Incremental overhead to make the part would be 80% of direct labor cost. (a) Prepare a make or buy analysis of costs for this part. (Enter your answers rounded to 2 decimal places.) (b) Should Beto make or buy the part? (a) Make or Buy Analysis Direct materials Direct labor Overhead Cost to buy Cost per unit Cost difference (b) Company should: Make Buy