Make-or-Buy Decision Matchless Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $58 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 38% of direct labor cost. The fully absorbed unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows: Direct materials $27 Direct labor 18 Factory overhead (38% of direct labor) 6.84 $51.84 Total cost per unit If Matchless 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 14% of the direct labor costs. a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 24 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". For those boxes in which you must ente subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. Sales Price Costs: Differential Analysis Make Carrying Case (Alt. 1) or Buy Carrying Case (Alt. 2) February 24 Purchase price Direct materials per unit Direct labor per unit Variable factory overhead per unit Fixed factory overhead per unit Income (Loss) Make Carrying Buy Carrying Differential Effect Case (Alternative 1) Case (Alternative 2) on Income (Alternative 2) 000000 S X ÖÖÖÖÖÖ 000000 х

Make-or-Buy Decision Somerset Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $60 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 39% of direct labor cost. The unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows: Direct materials $29 Direct labor 18 Factory overhead (39% of direct labor) 7.02 Total cost per unit $54.02 If Somerset 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 12% of the direct labor costs. a. Prepare a differential analysis dated April 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". Differential Analysis Make Carrying Case (Alt. 1) or Buy…

Make-or-Buy Decision Companion Technologies Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable tablets at a delivered cost of $57 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 42% of direct labor cost. The fully absorbed unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows: Direct materials Direct labor $24.00 21.00 Factory overhead (42% of direct labor). Total cost per unit 8.82 $53.82 < If Companion Technologies 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 12% of the direct labor costs. a. Prepare a differential analysis report for the make-or-buy decision. Enter your final answer as a positive amount if it represents a net cost savings; enter a negative amount if it represents an increase in cost. COMPANION TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY Manufacture Carrying…

Make-or-Buy Decision Fremont Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $62 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 43% of direct labor cost. The unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows: Direct materials $30 Direct labor 22 Factory overhead (43% of direct labor) 9.46 Total cost per unit $61.46 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 12% of the direct labor costs. 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 loss.…

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Seved Olihe Corp curenty makes 9.300 subcomponents a year in one of its factorles. The unit costs to produce are: Per unit $34 25 Direct materials 29 Direct labor 24 Fariable manufacturing overhead Fired manufactaring overhead 12 $99 Total unit cost An atside suppler has offered to provide Olive Corp. with the 9,300 subcomponents at a $97 per unit price. Fixed overhead is not avoidable. What is the mexinum price Olive Carp. should pay the outside supplier? Mtcle Ohoice $87 $97 $99

Outsourcing (Make-or-Buy) Decision Mountain Air Limited manufactures a line of room air purifiers. Management is currently evaluating the possible production of an air purifier for automobiles. Based on an annual volume of 10,000 units, the predicted cost per unit of an auto air purifier follows. Direct materials $9.00 Direct labor 1.40 Factory overhead 10.00 Total $ 20.40 These cost predictions include $80,000 in fixed factory overhead averaged over 10,000 units. The completed air purifier units include a battery-operated electric motor, which Mountain Air assembles with parts purchased from an outside vendar for $2.00 per motor. Mini Motor Company has offered to supply an assembled battery operated motor at a cost of $5.50 per unit, with a minimum annual order of 5,000 units. If Mountain Air accepts this offer, it will be able to reduce the variable labor and variable overhead casts of the auto air purifier by 50 percent. (a) Determine whether Mountain Air should continue to make the…

Make-or-Buy Decision Somerset Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $60 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 45% of direct labor cost. The unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows: Direct materials $27 Direct labor 16 Factory overhead (45% of direct labor) 7.2 Total cost per unit $50.2 If Somerset 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 14% of the direct labor costs. a. Prepare a differential analysis dated April 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". Differential Analysis Make Carrying Case (Alt. 1) or Buy…

Make-or-Buy Decision, Alternatives, Relevant Costs Each year, Basu Company produces 18,000 units of a component used in microwave ovens. An outside supplier has offered to supply the part for $1.34. The unit cost is: Direct materials $0.78 Direct labor 0.32 Variable overhead 0.14 Fixed overhead  2.90    Total unit cost $4.14 Required: 1. What are the alternatives for Basu Company?  2. Assume that none of the fixed cost is avoidable. List the relevant cost(s) of internal production.  List the relevant cost(s) of external purchase.

Outsourcing (Make-or-Buy) Decision Mountain Air Limited manufactures a line of room air purifiers. Management is currently evaluating the possible production of an air purifier for automobiles. Based on an annual volume of 10,000 units, the predicted cost per unit of an auto air purifier follows. Direct materials $8.00 Direct labor 1.50 Factory overhead 7.00 Total $16.50 These cost predictions include $40,000 in facility-level fixed factory overhead averaged over 10,000 units. One of the component parts of the auto air purifier is a battery-operated electric motor. Although the company does not currently manufacture these motors, the preceding cost predictions are based on the assumption that it will assemble such a motor. Mini Motor Company has offered to supply an assembled battery-operated motor at a cost of $4.50 per unit, with a minimum annual order of 5,000 units. If Mountain Air accepts this offer, it will be able to reduce the variable labor and variable overhead costs of…