In: Accounting
ABC Inc. producing A, B and C products, the following are costs and revenues information regarding these products during 2010:
Data |
A |
B |
C |
Total |
Revenues |
200,000 |
300,000 |
150,000 |
650,000 |
Costs: |
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DM |
80,000 |
160,000 |
60,000 |
300,000 |
DL |
30,000 |
60,000 |
20,000 |
110,000 |
VOH |
15,000 |
25,000 |
10,000 |
50,000 |
FOH (department- specific) |
20,000 |
35,000 |
15,000 |
70,000 |
FOH (factory-general) |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
30,000 |
Operating expenses (Fixed) |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
60,000 |
Operating income |
25,000 |
(10,000) |
15,000 |
30,000 |
Required:
1. Based on the above information, do advice the company to close department (B) assuming that in case of closing the department all department specific cost will be eliminated.
2. If the company closed department (B) and expand its operations in department (C), which entails increasing the revenues and costs by 40% and 80% of the fixed OH department specific cost moved to department (C), would you advise the company to do so?