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Andretti Company has a single product called a Dak

Marketing Dec 20, 2020

Andretti Company has a single product called a Dak. The company normally produces and sells 81,000 Daks each year at a selling price of $46 per unit. The company's unit costs at this level of activity are given below:

 

Direct materials     $8.50   
Direct labor     11.00   
Variable manufacturing overhead     3.00   
Fixed manufacturing overhead     7.00 ($567,000   total)   
Variable selling expenses     2.70   
Fixed selling expenses     3.50 ($283,500   total)    
    Total cost   per unit         $35.70   

 

1-a. Assume that Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce 101,250 Daks each year without any manufacturing overhead costs. The company could increase its sales by 25% above the present 81,000 units each year if it were willing to increase the fixed selling expenses by $120,000. Calculate the incremental net operating income.

1-b. Would the increased fixed selling expenses be justified?

2. Assume again that Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce 101,250 Daks each year. A customer in a foreign market wants to purchase 20,250 Daks. Import duties on the Daks would be $2.70 per unit, and costs for permits and licenses would be $12,150. The only selling costs that would be associated with the order would be $1.50 per unit shipping cost. Compute the per unit break-even price on this order.

3. The company has 600 Daks on hand that have some irregularities and are therefore considered to be "seconds." Due to the irregularities, it will be impossible to sell these units at the normal price through regular distribution channels. What unit cost figure is relevant for setting a minimum selling price?

4. Due to a strike in its supplier's plant, Andretti Company is unable to purchase more material for the production of Daks. The strike is expected to last for two months. Andretti Company has enough material on hand to operate at 25% of normal levels for the two-month period. As an alternative, Andretti could close its plant down entirely for the two months. If the plant were closed, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would continue at 35% of their normal level during the two-month period and the fixed selling expenses would be reduced by 20%. What would be the impact on profits of closing the plant for the two-month period? (Enter losses/reductions with a minus sign.)

5. An outside manufacturer has offered to produce Daks and ship them directly to Andretti's customers. If Andretti Company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to produce Daks would be idle; however, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would be reduced by 80%. Because the outside manufacturer would pay for all shipping costs, the variable selling expenses would be only two-thirds of their present amount. Compute the unit cost that is relevant for comparison to the price quoted by the outside manufacturer.

Expert Solution

1-a. Assume that Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce 101,250 Daks each year without any manufacturing overhead costs. The company could increase its sales by 25% above the present 81,000 units each year if it were willing to increase the fixed selling expenses by $120,000. Calculate the incremental net operating income.

 

 

Selling Price 46
Direct Materials 8.50
Direct Labor 11
Variable Manufacturing Overhead 3
Variable Selling Expenses 2.7
CM per Unit 20.80

 

 

Number of Unit Sales 81,000
Multiply by: 125%
New Number of Unit Sales 101,250
Number of Unit Sales 81,000
Additional Unit Sales 20,250
Multiply by: CM per Unit 20.80
Additional CM 421,200
Increase in Fixed Selling Expenses 120,000
Incremental Net Operating Income 301,200

 

1-b. Would the increased fixed selling expenses be justified?

 

Yes. The increase in selling price would increase the entity's operating income by 301,2 00.

 

2. Assume again that Andretti Company has sufficient capacity to produce 101,250 Daks each year. A customer in a foreign market wants to purchase 20,250 Daks. Import duties on the Daks would be $2.70 per unit, and costs for permits and licenses would be $12,150. The only selling costs that would be associated with the order would be $1.50 per unit shipping cost. Compute the per unit break-even price on this order.

 

 

Selling Price 46
Direct Materials 8.50
Direct Labor 11
Variable Manufacturing Overhead 3
Variable Selling Expenses 1.5
Import Duties 2.70
CM per Unit 19.30

 

 

Permits and Licenses 12,150
Divided by: CM per Unit 19.30
Break Even in Units 630

 

3. The company has 600 Daks on hand that have some irregularities and are therefore considered to be "seconds." Due to the irregularities, it will be impossible to sell these units at the normal price through regular distribution channels. What unit cost figure is relevant for setting a minimum selling price?

 

 

Direct Materials 8.5
Direct Labor 11
Variable Manufacturing Overhead 3
Relevant Cost 22.50 per unit
Multiply by: Number of Seconds 600
Relevant Cost 13,500

 

4. Due to a strike in its supplier's plant, Andretti Company is unable to purchase more material for the production of Daks. The strike is expected to last for two months. Andretti Company has enough material on hand to operate at 25% of normal levels for the two-month period. As an alternative, Andretti could close its plant down entirely for the two months. If the plant were closed, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would continue at 35% of their normal level during the two-month period and the fixed selling expenses would be reduced by 20%. What would be the impact on pfvrofits of closing the plant for the two-month period? (Enter losses/reductions with a minus sign.)

 

 

Number of Units 81,000
Divided by: 12 moths
Monthly Unit Sales 6,750
Multiply by: 2
Two Months Unit Sales 13,500
Multiply by: CM per Unit 20.8
Contribution Margin 280,800

 

 

Avoidable Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Cost 61,425
Avoidable Fixed Selling Expenses 9,450
Total Avoidable Cost 70,875
Forgone Contribution Margin -280,800
Decrease in Profit -209,925

 

5. An outside manufacturer has offered to produce Daks and ship them directly to Andretti's customers. If Andretti Company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to produce Daks would be idle; however, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would be reduced by 80%. Because the outside manufacturer would pay for all shipping costs, the variable selling expenses would be only two-thirds of their present amount. Compute the unit cost that is relevant for comparison to the price quoted by the outside manufacturer.

 

 

Direct Materials 8.5
Direct Labor 11
Variable Manufacturing Overhead 3
Variable Selling Expenses 1.8
Relevant Variable Cost 24.30 per unit
Multiply by: Number of Units 81,000
Relevant Variable Cost 1,968,300
Avoidable Fixed Cost 113,400
Total relevant Cost 2,081,700
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