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Kando company incurs a$12.00 per unit cost for product A. Which it currently man

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Question

Kando company incurs a$12.00 per unit cost for product A. Which it currently manufactures and sells for $13.50 per unit.Instead of manufacturing and selling this product the company can purchase product B for $7.00 per unit and sell it for $10.10 per unit if it does so,unit sales would remain unchanged and $7.00 of the $12.00 per unit cost assigned to assigned to product A would be eliminated. Prepare incremental cost analysis. should the company continue to manufacture product A or purchase product B for resale?

Explanation / Answer

Incremental cost Analysis:

Manufacture Product A

Purchase Product B

Sales

$                         13.50

$                    10.10

Costs:

Avoidable Costs

$                           7.00

$                         -  

Unavoidable Costs

$                           5.00

$                      5.00

($12-$7)

Cost to purchase

$                      7.00

Total Costs

$                         12.00

$                    12.00

Net income = Sales - Total Costs =

$                           1.50

$                     (1.90)

It is profitable to Manufacture Product A because it has positive Net income.

Hence , The company should Manufacture Product A

Incremental cost Analysis:

Manufacture Product A

Purchase Product B

Sales

$                         13.50

$                    10.10

Costs:

Avoidable Costs

$                           7.00

$                         -  

Unavoidable Costs

$                           5.00

$                      5.00

($12-$7)

Cost to purchase

$                      7.00

Total Costs

$                         12.00

$                    12.00

Net income = Sales - Total Costs =

$                           1.50

$                     (1.90)

It is profitable to Manufacture Product A because it has positive Net income.

Hence , The company should Manufacture Product A