Sell or Process Further
Abica Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 5,900 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 5,900 pounds, which cost $6 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $11,638 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated October 6 on whether to sell regular Columbian (Alternative 1) or process further into Decaf Columbian (Alternative 2). For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Differential Analysis | |||
Sell Regular Columbian (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Decaf Columbian (Alt. 2) | |||
October 6 | |||
Sell Regular Columbian (Alternative 1) |
Process Further into Decaf Columbian (Alternative 2) |
Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) |
|
Revenues | $ | $ | $ |
Costs | |||
Income (Loss) | $ | $ | $ |
b. Should Abica sell Columbian coffee or
process further and sell Decaf Columbian?
c. Determine the price of Decaf Columbian that
would cause neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for processing
further and selling Decaf Columbian. Round your answer to two
decimal places.
$ per pound
Check My Work1 more Check My Work uses remaining.
Decaf Columbian units | 5605 | =5900*(1-5%) | |
a | |||
Differential Analysis | |||
Sell Regular Columbian (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Decaf Columbian (Alt. 2) | |||
October 6 | |||
Sell | Process | Differential | |
Regular | Further into | Effect | |
Columbian | Decaf | on Income | |
(Alternative 1) | Columbian | (Alternative 2) | |
(Alternative 2) | |||
Revenues | 53100 | 67260 | 14160 |
Costs | -35400 | -47038 | -11638 |
Income (Loss) | 17700 | 20222 | 2522 |
b | |||
Process further and sell Decaf Columbian | |||
c | |||
Price of Decaf Columbian | 11.55 | =12-(2522/5605) |
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