The World Poker Tour Company has identified two methods for producing playing cards. One method involves using a machine having a fixed cost of $20,000 and variable costs of $1.50 per deck of cards. The other method would use a less expensive machine (fixed cost = $15,000), but it would require greater variable costs ($2.00 per deck of cards). If the selling price per deck of cards will be the same under each method, at what level of output will the two methods produce the same net operating income? Select one: a. 5,000 decks b. 10,000 decks c. 15,000 decks d. 20,000 decks e. 25,000 decks
The World Poker Tour Company has identified two methods for producing playing cards. One method involves...
. The Congress Company has identified two methods for producing playing cards. One method involves using a machine having a fixed cost of $10,000 and variable costs of $1.00 per deck of cards. The other method would use a less expensive machine (fixed cost = $5,000), but it would require greater variable costs ($1.50 per deck of cards). If the selling price per deck of cards will be the same under each method, at what level of output will the...
A plant with S million of fixed manufacturing overhead costs makes decks of playing cards with a variable manufacturing cost per deck of $ ! 00. The plant only mi kes playing cards and allocates a tỉ e ũye costs to the product by the number of decks produced. The firm can sell 200,000 decks a year for S10.00 cach. There is no beginning inventory. The plant manager has the opportunity to make 200,000 decks. 220,000 deeks, or 240,000 decks....
Joe’s Machine Shop has identified the grinding station as its key bottleneck and has identified two options for expansion. The Grinder 1000 has fixed costs of $20,000 and $10 per unit variable costs. The Grinder 2000 has fixed costs of $40,000 and $8 per unit variable costs. Revenue per unit is projected to be $16. a. Determine the break-even point for each alternative. b. At what volume of output would the two alter- natives yield the same profit? c. If...
Suppose the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, has approached World Wide Cards with a special order. The Hall of Fame wants to purchase 56,000 baseball card packs for a special promotional campaign and offers $0.36 per pack, a total of $20,160. World Wide Cards's total production cost is $0.56 per pack, as follows: : (Click the icon to view the cost information.) World Wide Cards has enough excess capacity to handle the special order. Read the requirements....
One of two methods must be used to produce expansion anchors. Method A costs $50,000 initially and will have a $20,000 salvage value after 3 years. The operating cost with this method will be $29,000 per year. Method B will have a first cost of $105,000, an operating cost of $20,000 per year, and a $38,000 salvage value after its 3-year life. The interest rate for both the methods is 15%. Which method should be used on the basis of...
Alpine Luggage has a capacity to produce 380,000 suitcases per year. The company is currently producing and selling 300,000 units per year at a selling price of $404 per case. The cost of producing and selling one case follows: Variable manufacturing costs $ 162 Fixed manufacturing costs 42 Variable selling and administrative costs 85 Fixed selling and administrative costs 19 Total costs $ 308 The company has received a special order for 20,000 suitcases at a price of $249 per...
Alpine Luggage has a capacity to produce 370,000 suitcases per year. The company is currently producing and selling 290,000 units per year at a selliby price of $403 per case. The cost of producing and selling one case follows: Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs Variable selling and administrative costs Fixed selling and administrative costs Total costs $ 162 40 79 20 $ 301 The company has received a special order for 20,000 suitcases at a price of $251 per...
The Wallaby Company has two support departments and two producing departments. Information for each department for the year is as follows: Support Departments Producing Departments Administration Maintenance Molding Assembly Budgeted overhead $80,000 $120,000 $460,000 $540,000 Direct labor hours 500 2,000 25,000 32,000 Square meter occupied 200 300 2,500 10,000 Machine hours — 500 9,600 14,400 The company does not divide costs into fixed and variable components. Plant administration costs are allocated based on square meter occupied, and factory maintenance costs are allocated based on machine hours. Predetermined overhead rates for the...
Alpine Luggage has a capacity to produce 430,000 suitcases per year. The company is currently producing and selling 350,000 units per year at a selling price of $404 per case. The cost of producing and selling one case follows: Variable manufacturing costs $ 161 Fixed manufacturing costs 40 Variable selling and administrative costs 78 Fixed selling and administrative costs 19 Total costs $ 298 The company has received a special order for 20,000 suitcases at a price of $252 per...
Discussion Question The Miller Company has assembled the following data pertaining to certain costs which cannot be easily identified as either fixed or variable. Miller has heard about two methods of developing cost functions called the high-low method & scattergram method and has decided to compare both methods. The table below shows monthly data collected on department costs and on the number of hours worked over a recent 12-month period. Department Costs # of Hours 37,000 3,700 23,000 1,600 37,000...