Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in
its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for
pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the
TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company
for printing. The company is considering an outside publication
service for the layout work. The outside service is quoting a price
of $13 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department
for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $224,000 |
| Benefits | 36,000 |
| Supplies | 21,000 |
| Office expenses | 39,000 |
| Office depreciation | 28,000 |
| Computer depreciation | 24,000 |
| Total | $372,000 |
The department expects to lay out 24,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department's function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should lay out pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0".
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay Out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Layout Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay Out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) |
Purchase Layout Services (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effects (Alternative 2) |
|
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of layout work | $fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_1 | $fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_2 | $fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_3 |
| Salaries | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_4 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_5 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_6 |
| Benefits | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_7 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_8 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_9 |
| Supplies | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_10 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_11 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_12 |
| Office expenses | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_13 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_14 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_15 |
| Office depreciation | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_16 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_17 | |
| Computer depreciation | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_18 | fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_19 | |
| Total costs | $fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_20 | $fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_21 | $fill in the blank 4e2ee1fc2fa302a_22 |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be _____ than performing the layout work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are _____ to the decision. Thus, the work should ______ purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to _____ the five employees, the TAG-D should consider the ____ of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service quoting a price of $15 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
Salaries $247,500
Benefits 56,300
Supplies 30,000
Office expenses 37,500
Office depreciation 33,800
Computer depreciation 22,500
Total $427,600
The department expects to lay out 25,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department’s function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should lay out pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Differential Analysis
Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Lay out Services
(Alt. 2)
February 22
Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) Purchase Lay out Services
(Alternative 2) Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
Selling Price $0 $0 $0
Costs:
Purchase price of lay out work $ $ $
Salaries
Benefits
Supplies
Office expenses
Office depreciation
Computer depreciation
Income (loss) $ $ $
Feedback
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be less than performing the lay out work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are irrelevant to the decision. Thus, the work should not be purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to lay off the five employees, the guild should consider the long-run impact of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service is quoting a price of $13 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $154,400 |
| Benefits | 35,100 |
| Supplies | 18,700 |
| Office expenses | 23,400 |
| Office depreciation | 21,100 |
| Computer depreciation | 14,000 |
| Total | $266,700 |
The department expects to lay out 18,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department's function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should layout pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Layout Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) |
Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) |
|
| Sales price | $ | $ | $ |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be than performing the layout work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are to the decision. Thus, the work should purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to the five employees, the Guild should consider the of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service is quoting a price of $14 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $240,200 |
| Benefits | 54,600 |
| Supplies | 29,100 |
| Office expenses | 36,400 |
| Office depreciation | 32,800 |
| Computer depreciation | 21,800 |
| Total | $414,900 |
The department expects to lay out 26,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department's function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should layout pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Layout Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) |
Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) |
|
| Sales price | $ | $ | $ |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be than performing the layout work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are to the decision. Thus, the work should purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to the five employees, the Guild should consider the of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service quoting a price of $21 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $263,300 |
| Benefits | 59,900 |
| Supplies | 31,900 |
| Office expenses | 39,900 |
| Office depreciation | 35,900 |
| Computer depreciation | 23,900 |
| Total | $454,800 |
The department expects to lay out 19,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department’s function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should lay out pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter zero "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Lay out Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) | Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) | Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) | |
| Selling Price | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service is quoting a price of $14 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $203,300 |
| Benefits | 46,200 |
| Supplies | 24,600 |
| Office expenses | 30,800 |
| Office depreciation | 27,700 |
| Computer depreciation | 18,500 |
| Total | $351,100 |
The department expects to lay out 22,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department's function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should layout pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Layout Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) |
Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) |
|
| Sales price | $ | $ | $ |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be than performing the layout work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are to the decision. Thus, the work should purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to the five employees, the Guild should consider the of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service quoting a price of $12 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $174,200 |
| Benefits | 39,600 |
| Supplies | 21,100 |
| Office expenses | 26,400 |
| Office depreciation | 23,800 |
| Computer depreciation | 15,800 |
| Total | $300,900 |
The department expects to lay out 22,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department’s function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should lay out pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Lay out Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) | Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) | Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) | |
| Selling Price | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be than performing the lay out work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are to the decision. Thus, the work should purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to the five employees, the guild should consider the of the decision.
In: Accounting
Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service quoting a price of $12 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $174,200 |
| Benefits | 39,600 |
| Supplies | 21,100 |
| Office expenses | 26,400 |
| Office depreciation | 23,800 |
| Computer depreciation | 15,800 |
| Total | $300,900 |
The department expects to lay out 22,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department’s function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should lay out pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Lay out Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) | Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) | Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) | |
| Selling Price | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be than performing the lay out work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are to the decision. Thus, the work should purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to the five employees, the guild should consider the of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service quoting a price of $21 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $263,300 |
| Benefits | 59,900 |
| Supplies | 31,900 |
| Office expenses | 39,900 |
| Office depreciation | 35,900 |
| Computer depreciation | 23,900 |
| Total | $454,800 |
The department expects to lay out 19,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department’s function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should lay out pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Lay out Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) | Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) | Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) | |
| Selling Price | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be than performing the lay out work internally. The fixed costs (depreciation expenses) in the budget are to the decision. Thus, the work should purchased from the outside on a strictly financial basis.
c. Before electing to the five employees, the guild should consider the of the decision.
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Make-or-Buy Decision for a Service Company
The Theater Arts Guild of Dallas (TAG-D) employs five people in its Publication Department. These people lay out pages for pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and other publications for the TAG-D productions. The pages are delivered to an outside company for printing. The company is considering an outside publication service for the layout work. The outside service is quoting a price of $16 per layout page. The budget for the Publication Department for the current year is as follows:
| Salaries | $190,100 |
| Benefits | 43,200 |
| Supplies | 23,000 |
| Office expenses | 28,800 |
| Office depreciation | 25,900 |
| Computer depreciation | 17,300 |
| Total | $328,300 |
The department expects to lay out 18,000 pages for the current year. The Publication Department office space and equipment would be used for future administrative needs, if the department's function were purchased from the outside.
a. Prepare a The area of accounting concerned with the effect of alternative courses of action on revenues and costs.differential analysis dated February 22 to determine whether TAG-D should layout pages internally (Alternative 1) or purchase layout services from the outside (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
| Differential Analysis | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alt. 1) or Purchase Layout Services (Alt. 2) | |||
| February 22 | |||
| Lay out Pages Internally (Alternative 1) |
Purchase Lay out Services (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) |
|
| Sales price | $ | $ | $ |
| Costs: | |||
| Purchase price of lay out work | $ | $ | $ |
| Salaries | |||
| Benefits | |||
| Supplies | |||
| Office expenses | |||
| Office depreciation | |||
| Computer depreciation | |||
| Income (loss) | $ | $ | $ |
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b. The benefit from using an outside service is shown to be
c. Before electing to
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