Fixed costs are sunk costs, which would be incurred, irrespective of the make or but decision, and is thus irrelevant for this situation.
Variable costs are directly related to the cost of production, and are relevant costs for decision making. (Direct material, Direct labor and variable MOH)
Relevant cost to make = Direct labor + Direct Material + Variable MOH
Relevant cost to make = $2 + $5 + ($20x 40%) = $15
III THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY The following standard costs pertain to a component part manufactured by Ashby...
The following standard costs pertain to a component part manufactured by Ashby Company: Direct Materials $2 Direct Labour $5 Manufacturing Overhead $20 Standard Cost per Unit $27 The company can purchase the part from an outside supplier for $25 per unit. The manufacturing overhead is 60% fixed, and this fixed portion would not be affected by this decision. Assume that direct labour is an avoidable cost in this decision. What would be the relevant amount of the standard cost per...
Make-or-Buy Decision, Alternatives, Relevant Costs Each year, Basu Company produces 13,000 units of a component used in microwave ovens. An outside supplier has offered to supply the part for $1.31. The unit cost is: Direct materials $0.89 Direct labor 0.27 Variable overhead 0.07 Fixed overhead 2.10 Total unit cost $3.33 Required: 1. What are the alternatives for Basu Company? Make the part in house or buy the part externally 2. Assume that none of the fixed cost is avoidable. List...
Question 1: (8 marks) (B1, C1) Ahlia Company manufactured 6,000 units of a component part that is used in its product and incurred the following costs Direct materials $35,000 Direct labor15,000 Variable manufacturing overhead 10,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead 20,000 $80,000 Another company has offered to sell the same component part to the company for $13 per unit. The fixed manufacturing overhead consists mainly of depreciation on the equipment used to manufacture the part and would not be reduced if the...
7. Make-or-buy decision. Standard costs and other data for two component parts used by Griffon Electronics are presented below: PART A4 PART B5 8.00 4.70 2.00 $14.70 1.00 4.00 Factory overhead. 8,000 2 $15 Machine hours per unit. Unit cost if purchased. $5 In past years, Griffon Electronics has manufactured all of its required components; however, in the current year only 30,000 hours of otherwise idle machine time can be devoted to component production. Accordingly, some of the parts must...
Grand Limited currently produces a component of a product with the following per unit production costs: Direct materials $19 Direct labour 33 Overhead 18 Total production costs $70 Grand Ltd. currently manufactures these components in-house, averaging production of 29227 units each year. A supplier has approached the company offering to supply 29227 units each year at a cost of $50 each. 60% of the overhead is fixed and if Grand Ltd. purchases the components, then 1/3 of the fixed overhead...
Supler Corporation produces a part used In the manufacture of one of its products. The unit product cost is $22, computed as follows: al. Variable nanufacturirg overhead 1 Fixed nanufacturing overhead tUnit product cost 22 An outside supplier has offered to provide the annual requirement of 7,000 of the parts for only $16 each. The company estimates that 50 % of the fixed manufacturing overhead cost above could be eliminated if the parts are purchased from the outside supplier. Assume...
Royal Company manufactures 10,000 units of Part R-3 each year.
At this level of activity, the cost per unit for Part R-3
follows:
Direct materials
$14.40
Direct labour
21.00
Variable manufacturing overhead
9.60
Fixed manufacturing overhead
25.00
Total cost per part
$70.00
An outside supplier has offered to sell 10,000 units of Part R-3
each year to Royal Company for $54 per part. If Royal Company
accepts this offer, the facilities now being used to manufacture
Part R-3 could be...
Grand Limited currently produces a component of a product with the following per unit production costs: Direct materials $20.56 Direct labour 32.68 Overhead 18.53 Total production costs $71.77 Grand Ltd. currently manufactures these components in-house, averaging production of 30668 units each year. A supplier has approach the company offering to supply 30668 units each year at a cost of $52.51 each. 60% of the overhead is fixed and if Grand Ltd. purchases the components, then 1/3 of the fixed overhead...
Teich Inc. is considering whether to continue to make a component or to buy it from an outside supplier. The company uses 13,300 of the components each year. The unit product cost of the component according to the company's absorption cost accounting system is given as follows Direct maternals Direct labor Varlable manufacturing overhead FIxed manufacturing overhead Unit product cost $910 6.10 1.90 3.90 $21.00 Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. Of the fixed manufacturing overhead. 30% is...
Company makes 40,000 units per year of a part that it uses in the products it manufactures. The unit product cost of this part is computed as follows: Direct materials $ 11.30 Direct labour $ 22.70 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.20 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 24.70 Unit product cost $ 59.90 An outside supplier has offered to sell the company all the parts that Company needs for $46.20 a unit. If the company accepts this offer, the facilities now being...