Question : CHALLENGE EXERCISES 150.Seats Galore sells 3 models of deck chairs: BlueMagoo, : 1302800

 

CHALLENGE EXERCISES

 

150.Seats Galore sells 3 models of deck chairs: BlueMagoo, Red Ahead, and Green Seen. Operating results for June are below:

 

BlueMagooRed AheadGreen SeenTotal

Units sold4,0004,5003,50012,000

Revenue$36,000$22,500$35,000$93,500

Variable departmental costs14,00013,50017,50045,000

Direct fixed costs6,0004,0005,00015,000

Allocated fixed costs8,0009,0007,00024,000

Net income$8,000($4,000)     $5,500$9,500

 

a. If Red Ahead is discontinued, management estimates that sales of BlueMagoo will increase by 20%. In good form, prepare an incremental analysis to determine if Red Ahead should be discontinued.

b. What qualitative factors should Seats Galore’s managers consider?

c. Should Red Ahead be discontinued based solely on quantitative aspects? Briefly justify your response.

d. Without creating new income statements, and using your results from your analysis in part A, determine the amount of the company’s new net income if Red Ahead is discontinued. Show your calculations.

 

 

151.Lance, Inc. produces a line of products, which includes umbrellas. During 2014, there are 4,400 umbrellas budgeted for production. Total material costs for the umbrellas are budgeted at $7,700 and direct labor is $5,500. Overhead costs are $2.15 per unit of which $0.95 is variable. Forty-five percent of the fixed overhead is allocated and unavoidable. Supplier, Inc. has contacted Lance, Inc. with an offer to sell the umbrellas to Lance, Inc. for $4.50 each.

 

                Preparean incremental analysis to assess the decision.

                Explain the nature of the ‘allocated’ fixed overhead. Why is this amount considered to be ‘unavoidable’?

 

 

152.For each situation listed as items 1 through 3, identify the type of decision situation that is presented, and recommend the appropriate action assuming only the financial impact is considered. Justify your choice.

 

ScenarioType of DecisionAppropriate Action

1. Blockbuster has 3 product lines. Compact Discs (CDs) have a loss of $4,000 for last year, while the other lines are profitable. If the CD product line is dropped, allocated costs are unavoidable. The allocated costs exceed the operating loss of the CD product line.

2. The incremental cost to make widgets for June is $3,380. The incremental cost to buy from a supplier is $3,200.                           

 

 

 

153.PaperPro produces staplers, which it regularly sells for $11.25 each. The following unit cost data are based on a normal production of 7,800 staplers produced each year:

 

Direct materials$2.60

Direct labor1.32

Factory overhead (70% variable)4.40

 

PaperPro has received an order from a new customer who wants to buy 1,200 staplers. The customer is willing to pay $10.00 per stapler, but also wants its logo imprinted on each stapler. The logo imprint will cost $0.40 per stapler.

 

                How much is the minimum price that PaperPro should charge for the entire order if its factory has the capacity to produce10,500 staplers annually?

                How much is the minimum price that PaperPro should charge for the entire order if its factory has the capacity to produce 8,500 staplers annually?

                Why does the answer to part b differ from part c?

 

 

 

 

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