Question

1. Fremont Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $57 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 43% of direct labor cost. The unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows:

   Direct materials	$28
   Direct labor	22
   Factory overhead (43% of direct labor)	9.46
   Total cost per unit	$59.46

   If Fremont Computer Company manufactures the carrying cases, fixed factory overhead costs will not increase and variable factory overhead costs associated with the cases are expected to be 15% of the direct labor costs.

   a. Prepare a differential analysis dated September 30 to determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the carrying case. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

   Differential Analysis
   Make Carrying Case (Alt. 1) or Buy Carrying Case (Alt. 2)
   September 30
   	Make Carrying Case (Alternative 1)	Buy Carrying Case (Alternative 2)	Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
   Sales price	$	$	$
   Unit costs:
   Purchase price
   Direct materials
   Direct labor
   Variable factory overhead
   Fixed factory overhead
   Income (Loss)	$	$	$

   b. Assuming there were no better alternative uses for the spare capacity, it would   to manufacture the carrying cases. Fixed factory overhead is   to this decision.

Answer 1

ANSWER

Differential Analysis
Make Carrying Case (Alt. 1) or Buy Carrying Case (Alt. 2)
	Make Carrying Case (Alternative 1)	Buy Carrying Case (Alternative 2)	Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
Sales price	0	0	0
Unit costs:
Purchase price		$57	($57 )
Direct materials	28	0	28
Direct labor	22	0	22
Variable factory overhead (22*15%)	3.3	0	3.3
Fixed factory overhead (22*28%)	6.16	6.16	0
Income (loss)	$59.46	$63.16	($3.7)
b) Be advisable
Irrelevant

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