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1. Allegiance, Inc. has $131,000 of inventory that suffered minor smoke damage f

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Question

1.

Allegiance, Inc. has $131,000 of inventory that suffered minor smoke damage from a fire in the warehouse. The company can sell the goods "as is" for $41,000; alternatively, the goods can be cleaned and shipped to the firm's outlet center at a cost of $29,000. There the goods could be sold for $86,000. What alternative is more desirable and what is the relevant cost for that alternative?

a. Sell "as is," $131,000.

b. Clean and ship to outlet center, $29,000.

c. Clean and ship to outlet center, $115,000.

d. Clean and ship to outlet center, $160,000.

e. Neither alternative is desirable, as both produce a loss for the firm.

2.Lido manufactures A and B from a joint process (cost = $90,000). 6,000 pounds of A can be sold at split-off for $22 per pound or processed further at an additional cost of $28,000 and then sold for $27 per pound. If Lido decides to process A beyond the split-off point, operating income will:

a. increase by $42,000.

b. increase by $8,000.

c. increase by $2,000.

d. decrease by $8,000.

e. decrease by $42,000.

3. Laredo manufactures Nuts and Bolts from a joint process (cost = $85,000). 6,000 pounds of Nuts can be sold at split-off for $20 per pound; 17,000 pounds of Bolts can be sold at split-off for $15 per pound. For product costing purposes Laredo allocates joint costs using the relative sales value method.

The amount of joint cost allocated to Nuts would be:

a. $85,000.

b. $30,000.

c. $65,000.

d. $27,200.

e. $57,800.

Allegiance, Inc. has $131,000 of inventory that suffered minor smoke damage from a fire in the warehouse. The company can sell the goods "as is" for $41,000; alternatively, the goods can be cleaned and shipped to the firm's outlet center at a cost of $29,000. There the goods could be sold for $86,000. What alternative is more desirable and what is the relevant cost for that alternative?

Explanation / Answer

1.

Incremental cost of cleaning and shipping to outlet center = $29,000

Incremental revenue of cleaning and shipping to outlet center = $86,000 - $41,000 = $45,000

Net profit on cleaning and shipping to outlet center = $45,000 - $29,000 = $16,000

Hence it is better to clean and ship to outlet center. Relevant cost is the cost of cleaning and shipping to outlet center I.e. $29,000.

Hence, answer is b.

B.

Incremental cost of processing further = $28,000

Incremental revenue per unit = $27 - $22 = $5

Total incremental revenue = $5*6,000 units = $30,000

Net change in operating income = Incremental revenue - Incremental cost = $30,000 - $28,000 = $2,000

Hence, Answer is c.

C.

Sales value of Nuts = 6,000 pounds * $20 = $120,000

Sales value of bolts = 17,000 pounds * $15 = $255,000

Total sales value = $120,000 + $255,000 = $375,000

Weight of Nuts = $120,000/$375,000 = 0.32

Joint cost allocated to Nuts = $85,000*0.32 = $27,200

Hence, Answer is d.