Stephenson Company is trying to decide which one of two contracts it will accept. The costs and revenues associated with each are listed below:
Contract X Contract ZContract Revenue$200,000 $260,000 Materials 10,000 10,000 Labor 88,000 120,000 Depreciation on Equipment 8,000 10,000 Cost Incurred for Consulting Advice 1,500 1,500 Allocated Portion of Overhead 5,000 3,000
The equipment was purchased last year and has no resale value. Which of these amounts is relevant for the selection of one contract over another? $10,500 more than if the switches are purchased.
Outsourced cost of the relay switches:
$20 per unit × 5,000 units = $100,000
Relevant cost for expected production of the relay switches:
Unit-level costs [($3 + $2 + $1) × 5,000 units]$30,000 Batch-level costs ($25,000 × 1 batch) 25,000 Product-level costs (supervisory salaries) 37,500 Facility-level costs (rent of factory space of $1,500 × 12 months) 18,000 Total relevant costs$110,500
The allocated factory-level costs are not relevant because the company will incur them whether it accepts or rejects the special order.
If the company decides to make the parts, total costs will be $10,500 (= $110,500 − $100,000), more than if the switches are purchased. Oakton Furniture provided the following information relevant to its sales for December Year 1 and the first quarter of Year 2:
Dec. Year 1Jan. Year 2Feb. Year 2Mar. Year 2 (Actual)(Budgeted)(Budgeted)(Budgeted)Credit sales$120,000 $280,000 $310,000 $220,000 Cash sales$20,000 $50,000 $60,000 $24,000
Based on the company's collection history, 42% of credit sales are collected in month of sale, and the remainder is collected in the following month. Cash collections in January from December credit sales would be: $20,000 shortage.
Projected ending cash balance (before borrowing, if any) = Beginning cash balance + Cash receipts − Cash payments
Projected ending cash balance (before borrowing, if any) = $50,000 + ($200,000 × 75%) − ($105,000 + $75,000) − $15,000 = $50,000 + $150,000 − $180,000 − $15,000 = $5,000
Since the projected ending cash balance (before borrowing, if any) = $5,000 and the company's desired ending cash balance is $25,000, the company has a $20,000 cash shortage. Scranton Company expects to begin operating on July 1, Year 1. The company's master budget contained the following operating expense budget:
JulyAugustSeptemberSalary expense$36,000 $36,000 $36,000 Sales commissions, 5% of sales 30,000 32,000 24,000 Utilities 2,800 2,800 2,800 Depreciation on store equipment 1,000 1,000 1,000 Rent 7,200 7,200 7,200 Miscellaneous 1,800 1,800 1,800 Total operating expenses$78,800 $80,800 $72,800
Sales commissions are paid in cash in the month following the month in which the expense is recognized. All other expense items requiring cash payment are paid in the month in which they are recognized. The amount of commissions payable that would appear on the company's pro forma balance sheet as of September 30, Year 1 is: