Exam 10: Relevant Costing for Managerial Decisions

Janko Wellspring Inc. has a pump with a book value of $24,000 and a four-year remaining life. A new, more efficient pump, is available at a cost of $45,000. Janko can also receive $8,000 for trading in the old pump. The new pump will reduce variable costs by $10,000 per year over its four-year life. The costs not relevant to the decision of whether or not to replace the pump are:

Additional costs incurred if a company pursues a certain course of action are sunk costs.

iSooky has a spotter truck with a book value of $40,000 and a remaining useful life of five years. At the end of the five years the spotter truck will have a zero salvage value. The market value of the spotter truck is currently $32,000. iSooky can purchase a new spotter truck for $120,000 and receive $31,000 in return for trading in its old spotter truck. The new spotter truck will reduce variable manufacturing costs by $25,000 per year over the five-year life of the new spotter truck. The total increase or decrease in income by replacing the current spotter truck with the new truck (ignoring the time value of money) is:

Soar Incorporated is considering eliminating its mountain bike division, which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $3,000. The division sales for the year were $1,050,000 and the variable costs were $860,000. The fixed costs of the division were $193,000. If the mountain bike division is dropped, 30% of the fixed costs allocated to that division could be eliminated. The impact on operating income for eliminating this business segment would be:

Bluebird Mfg. has received a special one-time order for 15,000 bird feeders at $3 per unit. Bluebird currently produces and sells 75,000 units at $7.00 each. This level represents 80% of its capacity. These bird feeders would be marketed under the wholesaler's name and would not affect Bluebird's sales through its normal channels. Production costs for these units are $3.50 per unit, which includes $2.25 variable cost and $1.25 fixed cost. If Bluebird accepts this additional business, the effect on net income will be:

Bricktan Inc. makes three products, basic, classic, and deluxe. The maximum Bricktan can sell is 715,000 units of basic, 420,000 units of classic, and 120,000 units of deluxe. Bricktan has limited production capacity of 90,000 hours. It can produce 10 units of basic, 8 units of classic, and 4 units of deluxe per hour. Contribution margin per unit is $15 for the basic, $25 for the classic, and $55 for the deluxe. What is the most profitable sales mix for Bricktan Inc.?

Shale Remodeling uses time and materials pricing. It is setting prices for next year using the following information: What should Shale set as the materials markup per dollar of materials used?

Frederick Co. is thinking about having one of its products manufactured by an outside supplier. Currently, the cost of manufacturing 5,000 units is: If Frederick can buy 5,000 units from an outside supplier for $130,000, it should:

A company has the choice of either selling 1,000 unfinished units as is or completing them. The company could sell the unfinished units as is for $4.00 per unit. Alternatively, it could complete the units with incremental costs of $1.00 per unit for direct materials, $2.00 per unit for direct labor, and $1.50 per unit for overhead, and then sell the finished units for $8.00 each. What should the company do?

Chang Industries has 2,000 defective units of product that already cost $14 each to produce. A salvage company will purchase the defective units as is for $5 each. Chang's production manager reports that the defects can be corrected for $6 per unit, enabling them to be sold at their regular market price of $21. The $14 per unit is a:

Benjamin Company had the following results of operations for the past year: A foreign company offers to buy 4,000 units at $7.50 per unit. In addition to variable manufacturing costs, selling these units would increase fixed overhead by $600 and selling and administrative costs by $300. Assuming Benjamin's productive capacity is 16,000 units per year and it accepts the offer, its profits will:

Additional power for operating machines, extra supplies, and added cleanup costs are examples of incremental overhead costs.

If the cost to buy a part is less than the direct material, direct labor, and incremental overhead cost of making the part, the company should buy the part.

If a company has the capacity to produce either 10,000 units of Product A or 10,000 units of Product B; assuming fixed costs are the same, production restrictions are the same for both products, and the markets for both products are unlimited; the company should commit 100% of its capacity to the product that has the higher contribution margin per unit of operating capacity.

Significant sunk costs are relevant to decisions about the future.

Jaybird Company operates in a highly competitive market where the market price for its product is $50 per unit. Jaybird desires a $15 profit per unit. Jaybird expects to sell 5,000 units. Additional information is as follows: To achieve the target cost per unit, Jaybird must reduce total expenses by how much?

Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen division, which reported an operating loss of $53,000 for the past year. Kitchen division sales for the year were $1,040,000, and its variable costs were $775,000. The fixed costs of the division were $318,000. If the kitchen division is dropped, 60% of the fixed costs allocated to it could be eliminated. The impact on Valdez's operating income from eliminating this business segment would be:

Walters manufactures a specialty food product that can currently be sold for $22 per unit and has 20,000 units on hand. Alternatively, it can be further processed at a cost of $12,000 and converted into 12,000 units of Deluxe and 6,000 units of Super. The selling price of Deluxe and Super are $30 and $20, respectively. The incremental income of processing further would be:

Pauley Company needs to determine a markup for a new product. Pauley expects to sell 15,000 units and wants a target profit of $22 per unit. Additional information is as follows: Using the variable cost method, what markup percentage to variable cost should be used?

What decision rule should be followed when deciding if a business segment should be eliminated?