Futura Company purchases the 71,000 starters that it installs in its standard li
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Futura Company purchases the 71,000 starters that it installs in its standard line of farm tractors from a supplier for the price of $10.80 per unit. Due to a reduction in output, the company now has idle capacity that could be used to produce the starters rather than buying them from an outside supplier. However, the company’s chief engineer is opposed to making the starters because the production cost per unit is $11.60 as shown below:
If Futura decides to make the starters, a supervisor would have to be hired (at a salary of $127,800) to oversee production. However, the company has sufficient idle tools and machinery such that no new equipment would have to be purchased. The rent charge above is based on space utilized in the plant. The total rent on the plant is $87,000 per period. Depreciation is due to obsolescence rather than wear and tear.
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What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of making the 71,000 starters instead of buying them from an outside supplier?
Per Unit Total Direct materials $ 4.00 Direct labor 3.50 Supervision 1.80 $ 127,800 Depreciation 1.00 $ 71,000 Variable manufacturing overhead 0.80 Rent 0.50 $ 35,500 Total product cost $ 11.60Explanation / Answer
Dear Student Thank you for using Chegg Please find below the answer Statementshowing Computations Paticulars Make Buy Differential Purchase cost = 71000*10.80 766,800.00 (766,800.00) Direct materials = 71000 * 4 284,000.00 284,000.00 Direct Labour = 71000 * 3.5 248,500.00 248,500.00 Supervisor 127,800.00 127,800.00 Depreciation - - Variable manufacturing overhead = 71000 * .80 56,800.00 56,800.00 Rent - - Total cost 717,100.00 766,800.00 (49,700.00) financial advantage of making the 71,000 starters instead of buying them from an outside supplier 49,700.00 Note - Since rent is allocated cost thus ignored
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