In: Accounting
Problem 10-23A Make or Buy Decision [LO10-3]
Silven Industries, which manufactures and sells a highly successful line of summer lotions and insect repellents, has decided to diversify in order to stabilize sales throughout the year. A natural area for the company to consider is the production of winter lotions and creams to prevent dry and chapped skin. |
After considerable research, a winter products line has been developed. However, Silven’s president has decided to introduce only one of the new products for this coming winter. If the product is a success, further expansion in future years will be initiated. |
The product selected (called Chap-Off) is a lip balm that will be sold in a lipstick-type tube. The product will be sold to wholesalers in boxes of 12 tubes for $8.50 per box. Because of excess capacity, no additional fixed manufacturing overhead costs will be incurred to produce the product. However, a $110,000 charge for fixed manufacturing overhead will be absorbed by the product under the company’s absorption costing system. |
Using the estimated sales and production of 100,000 boxes of Chap-Off, the Accounting Department has developed the following cost per box: |
Direct materials | $ | 4.80 | |
Direct labor | 1.00 | ||
Manufacturing overhead | 1.40 | ||
Total cost | $ | 7.20 | |
The costs above include costs for producing both the lip balm and the tube that contains it. As an alternative to making the tubes, Silven has approached a supplier to discuss the possibility of purchasing the tubes for Chap-Off. The purchase price of the empty tubes from the supplier would be $1.20 per box of 12 tubes. If Silven Industries accepts the purchase proposal, direct labor and variable manufacturing overhead costs per box of Chap-Off would be reduced by 10% and direct materials costs would be reduced by 20%. |
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1a. |
Calculate the total variable cost of producing one box of Chap-Off. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
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1b. |
Assume that the tubes for the Chap-Off are purchased from the outside supplier, calculate the total variable cost of producing one box of Chap-Off. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
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1c. | Should Silven Industries make or buy the tubes? | ||||
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2. |
What would be the maximum purchase price acceptable to Silven Industries? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
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3. |
Instead of sales of 100,000 boxes, revised estimates show a sales volume of 115,000 boxes. At this new volume, additional equipment must be acquired to manufacture the tubes at an annual rental of $32,000. Assume that the outside supplier will not accept an order for less than 115,000 boxes. |
a. |
Calculate the total relevant cost of making 115,000 boxes and total relevant cost of buying 115,000 boxes. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
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b. | Based on the above calculations, should Silven Industries make or buy the boxes? | ||||
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4. |
Refer to the data in (3) above. Assume that the outside supplier will accept an order of any size for the tubes at $1.20 per box. Which of these is the best alternative? |
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As per policy only first four questions will be answered
Part 1A
Total manufacturing overhead cost per box of Chap-Off.. $1.40
Less fixed portion ($110,000 ÷ 100,000 boxes)............... 1.10
Variable overhead cost per box..................................... $0.30
The total variable cost of producing one box of Chap-Off would be:
Direct materials .......................................................... $4.80
Direct labor ................................................................ 1.00
Variable manufacturing overhead.................................. 0.30
Total variable cost per box ........................................... $6.10
Part 1B
Direct materials ($4.80 * 80%).................................... $3.84
Direct labor ($1.00 * 90%).......................................... 0.90
Variable manufacturing overhead ($0.30 * 90%)........... 0.27
Cost of tube from outside ............................................ 1.20
Total variable cost per box ........................................... $6.21
Part 1C
The company should reject the outside supplier’s offer. A savings of $0.11 (6.21-6.10) per box of Chap-Off will be realized by producing the tubes internally.
Part 2
The maximum purchase price would be $1.09 per box. The company would not be willing to pay more than this amount because the $1.09 represents the cost of producing one box of tubes internally. To make purchasing the tubes attractive, however, the purchase price should be less than $1.09 per box.
Cost avoided by purchasing the tubes:
Direct materials ($4.80 * 20%) ........................... $0.96
Direct labor ($1.00 * 10%) ................................. 0.10
Variable manufacturing overhead ($0.30 * 10%) .. 0.03
Total costs avoided................................................ $1.09