The Harrington Honey Company purchases honeycombs from beekeepers for $2.4 a pou

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The Harrington Honey Company purchases honeycombs from beekeepers for $2.4 a pound. The company produces two main products from the honeycombs—honey and beeswax. Honey is drained from the honeycombs, and then the honeycombs are melted down to form cubes of beeswax. The beeswax is sold for $2.0 a pound. The honey can be sold in raw form for $3.4 a pound. However, some of the raw honey is used by the company to make honey drop candies. The candies are packed in a decorative container and are sold in gift and specialty shops. A container of honey drop candies sells for $4.8. Each container of honey drop candies contains three quarters of a pound of honey.

The other variable costs associated with making the candies are as follows:

Decorative container $ 0.42

Other ingredients 0.26

Direct labor 0.21

Variable manufacturing overhead 0.11

Total variable manufacturing cost $ 1.00

The monthly fixed manufacturing overhead costs associated with making the candies follow:

Master candy maker’s salary $ 4,200

Depreciation of candy making equipment 460

Total fixed manufacturing cost $ 4,660

The master candy maker has no duties other than to oversee production of the honey drop candies. The candy making equipment is special-purpose equipment that was constructed specifically to make this particular candy. The equipment has no resale value and does not wear out through use. A salesperson is paid $1,920 per month plus a commission of 4% of sales to market the honey drop candies. The company had enjoyed robust sales of the candies for several years, but the recent entrance of a competing product into the marketplace has depressed sales of the candies. The management of the company is now wondering whether it would be more profitable to sell all of the honey rather than converting some of it into candies.

Required:

1. What is the incremental contribution margin per container from further processing the honey into candies?

2. What is the minimum number of containers of candy that must be sold each month to justify the continued processing of honey into candies?

Explanation / Answer

Harrington Honey Company Purchase Honeycomb from beekeeper $          2.40 a Pound Main Products from Honeycomb Honey Beeswax Sale Price of Beeswax $          2.00 a Pound Sale Price of Raw Honey $          3.40 a Pound Some of Raw Honey are used to make Honey drop candies Sale price of container of honey drop candies $          4.80 Each container of Honey drop candies needs 3/4 Pound of honey Incremental Contribution margin per container from further processing the Honey into candies 1) Selling Price of container of honey drop candies $          4.80 Selling Price of 3/4 of a pound of honey=($3.4*3/4) $          2.55 Incremental Revenue per container $       2.25 Incremental Variable Cost Decorative container $          0.42 Other Ingredients $          0.26 Direct Labor $          0.21 Variable manufacturing overhead $          0.11 commission=($4.8*4%) $          0.19 Incremental variable cost per container $       1.19 Incremental Contribution margin per container=($2.25-$1.192) $       1.06 2) Avoidable Fixed cost Master candy maker's salary $ 4,200.00 Amount paid to sales person $ 1,920.00 Avoidable Fixed cost $ 6,120.00 Minimum number of containers of canday that must be sold each month Avoidable Fixed Cost/Incremental Contribution=($6120/$1.06) 5784

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