ncroft currently manufactures a subcomponent that is used in its main product. A supplier has offered to supply all the subcomponents needed at a price of $240. Bancroft currently produces 20,000 subcomponents at the following manufacturing costs:   Cost per Unit Direct materials $ 90 Direct labor

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
4th Edition
ISBN:9781305970663
Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Chapter17: Activity Resource Usage Model And Tactical Decision Making
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 18E: A company is considering a special order for 1,000 units to be priced at 8.90 (the normal price...
icon
Related questions
Question

Bancroft currently manufactures a subcomponent that is used in its main product. A supplier has offered to supply all the subcomponents needed at a price of $240. Bancroft currently produces 20,000 subcomponents at the following manufacturing costs:

  Cost per Unit
Direct materials $ 90
Direct labor 60
Variable manufacturing overhead 70
Fixed manufacturing overhead 50
Total unit cost $ 270

Required:

  1. If Bancroft has no alternative uses for the manufacturing capacity, what would be the profit impact of buying the subcomponents from the supplier?
  2. If Bancroft has no alternative uses for the manufacturing capacity, what would be the maximum price per unit Bancroft should be willing to pay the supplier?
  3. Now assume Bancroft would avoid $640,000 in equipment leases and salaries if the subcomponent were purchased from the supplier. Now what would be the profit impact of buying from the supplier?
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 6 images

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser…
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser…
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305970663
Author:
Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Accounting
ISBN:
9781947172609
Author:
OpenStax
Publisher:
OpenStax College
Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337912020
Author:
Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher:
South-Western College Pub