Levesque Company makes and sells lawn mowers for which it currently makes the engines. It has an opportunity to purchase the engines from a reliable manufacturer. The annual costs of making the engines are shown here.   Cost of materials (20,000 Units × $26) $ 520,000   Labor (20,000 Units × $20)   400,000   Depreciation on manufacturing equipment*   42,000   Salary of supervisor of engine production   85,000   Rental cost of equipment used to make engines   23,000   Allocated portion of corporate-level facility-sustaining costs   80,000   Total cost to make 20,000 engines $ 1,150,000     *The equipment has a book value of $90,000 but its market value is zero. Required Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines, if production increased to 24,000 units.

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Levesque Company makes and sells lawn mowers for which it currently makes the engines. It has an opportunity to purchase the engines from a reliable manufacturer. The annual costs of making the engines are shown here.

 
Cost of materials (20,000 Units × $26) $ 520,000  
Labor (20,000 Units × $20)   400,000  
Depreciation on manufacturing equipment*   42,000  
Salary of supervisor of engine production   85,000  
Rental cost of equipment used to make engines   23,000  
Allocated portion of corporate-level facility-sustaining costs   80,000  
Total cost to make 20,000 engines $ 1,150,000  
 

*The equipment has a book value of $90,000 but its market value is zero.

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  1. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines.

  2. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines, if production increased to 24,000 units.

Exercise 13-11A (Static) Establishing price for an outsourcing decision LO 13-3
Levesque Company makes and sells lawn mowers for which it currently makes the engines. It has an opportunity to purchase the
engines from a reliable manufacturer. The annual costs of making the engines are shown here.
Cost of materials (20,000 Units × $26)
Labor (20,000 Units × $20)
Depreciation on manufacturing equipment*
Salary of supervisor of engine production
Rental cost of equipment used to make engines
Allocated portion of corporate-level facility-sustaining costs
Total cost to make 20,000 engines
*The equipment has a book value of $90,000 but its market value is zero.
Required
$
a. Maximum price per unit
b.
Maximum price per unit
520,000
400,000
42,000
85,000
23,000
80,000
$1,150,000
a. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines.
b. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines, if production increased to 24,000
units.
(For all requirements, Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 13-11A (Static) Establishing price for an outsourcing decision LO 13-3 Levesque Company makes and sells lawn mowers for which it currently makes the engines. It has an opportunity to purchase the engines from a reliable manufacturer. The annual costs of making the engines are shown here. Cost of materials (20,000 Units × $26) Labor (20,000 Units × $20) Depreciation on manufacturing equipment* Salary of supervisor of engine production Rental cost of equipment used to make engines Allocated portion of corporate-level facility-sustaining costs Total cost to make 20,000 engines *The equipment has a book value of $90,000 but its market value is zero. Required $ a. Maximum price per unit b. Maximum price per unit 520,000 400,000 42,000 85,000 23,000 80,000 $1,150,000 a. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines. b. Determine the maximum price per unit that Levesque would be willing to pay for the engines, if production increased to 24,000 units. (For all requirements, Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
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