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Question

Marco Enterprises manufactures one of the components used to assemble its main company product. Specialty Products, Inc., has offered to make the component at a cost of

$13.10

per unit.

Marco

Enterprises' current cost is

$14.75

per unit of thecomponent, based on the

105,000

components that

Marco

Enterprises currently produces. Read the requirements

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This current cost per unit is based on the following calculations:

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(Click the icon to view the information.)None of

Marco

Enterprises' fixed costs will be eliminated if the component is outsourced. However, the freed capacity could be used to build a new product. This new product would be expected to generate

$33,000

of contribution margin per year.

Requirement 1. If

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Enterprises outsources the manufacturing of the component, will operating income increase or decrease? By how much? (Enter a "0" for any zero balances. Use a minus sign or parentheses in the Difference column when the cost to make exceeds the cost to buy.)

Incremental Analysis

Make

Outsource

Outsourcing Decision

Component

Component

Difference

Variable costs

Plus: Fixed costs

Total cost of 105,000 components

Less: Profit from another product

Net cost

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Requirements

1.

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2.

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Data Table

Direct material per unit

$3.75

Direct labor per unit

7.75

Variable manufacturing overhead per unit

0.75

Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit

2.50

Total manufacturing costs per unit

$14.75

Incremental Analysis

Make

Outsource

Outsourcing Decision

Component

Component

Difference

Variable costs

Plus: Fixed costs

Total cost of 105,000 components

Less: Profit from another product

Net cost

Explanation / Answer

Incremental Analysis Make Outsource Outsourcing Decision Component Component Difference Variable costs 1286250 1375500 89250 [105000*(3.75+7.75+0.75)] [105000*13.10] Plus: Fixed costs 262500 0 -262500 Total cost of 105,000 components 1548750 1375500 -173250 Less: Profit from another product 0 33000 33000 Net cost 1548750 1342500 -206250 ANSWERS: Operating income will increase by $206,250, as the net cost of outsourcing is lower by that amount. Maximum price it can pay = Costs saved by outsourcing-Contribution that can be earned from (1548750-33000)/105000 = $14.44