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MODULE 6

24. One of the behavioral problems with relevant cost analysis is the overemphasis on short-term
goals, which can lead to neglect of:
A. sales promotion
C. quarterly net income results
B. expense control
D. long-term strategic goals

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Basic concepts
Steps in decision making process
5. What is the first step in the decision making process?
A. Specify the criteria by which the decision is to be made.
B. Consider the strategic issues regarding the decision context.
C. Perform an analysis in which the relevant information is developed and analyzed.
D. Compare the alternatives.

Incremental analysis
25. Incremental analysis is the process of identifying the financial data that:
A. do not change under alternative courses of action
B. are mixed under alternative courses of action
C. change under alternative courses of action
D. no correct answer is given

7. A major accounting contribution to the managerial decision-making process in evaluating possible courses of action
is to
A. assign responsibility for the decision.
B. provide relevant revenue and cost data about each course of action.
C. determine the amount of money that should be spent on a project.
D. decide which actions that the management should consider.

48. Incremental analysis is most useful


A. in evaluating the master budget.
B. in choosing between the net present value method and the internal rate of return method.
C. in developing relevant information for management decisions.
D. as a replacement technique for variance analysis.
Relevant information
2. Predicted future cost and revenue data that will differ among alternative courses of action are
known as
A. relevant information
C. marginal costs
B. direct information
D. incremental costs

8. An analysis of relevant costs and relevant revenues


A. Will enable the decision maker to assess a decisions impact on profit
B. Is useful in assessing a variety of alternative decisions
C. Provides sufficient and complete evidence with which to make a decision
D. Answers a. and b. are correct
Pitfalls in decision making
1. When discussing the pitfalls to be avoided in decision-making, four reminders usually emerge. Which is NOT one of
those reminders?
A. Ignore sunk costs.
B. Beware of allocated fixed costs; identify the avoidable costs.
C. Pay special attention to identifying and including opportunity costs.
D. Do not overlook the time value of money in short-run decisions.
19. Which one of the following is not a common mistake in a decision-making process?
A. Considering sunk costs as relevant.
B. Considering opportunity cost, an imputed cost, being relevant.
C. Considering fixed costs as avoidable fixed costs.
D. Unitizing fixed costs.

4. Which of the following is described as data that are pertinent to a decision?


A. qualitative characteristics
C. timely information
B. accurate information
D. relevant information
6. Which of the following best describes relevant information?
A. Focused on the past and differs between the alternatives under consideration.
B. Focused on the past and not related to the decision under consideration.
C. Focused on the future and differs between the alternatives under consideration.
D. Focused on the future and not related to the decision under consideration.
Application of incremental analysis
3. Incremental analysis would not be appropriate for
A. a make or buy decision.
B. an allocation of limited resource decision.
C. elimination of an unprofitable segment.

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D. analysis of manufacturing variances.

B. all costs that would be incurred within the relevant range of production
C. past costs that are expected to be different in the future
D. anticipated future costs that will differ among various alternatives

Irrelevant costs
Sunk costs
9. The kind of cost that can be ignored in a short-term decision making is a(an)
A. differential cost
C. sunk cost
B. incremental cost
D. joint cost
30. Sunk costs are
A. Costs that increase due to a higher volume of activity or the performance of an additional activity
B. Costs that a company must incur to perform an activity at a given level, but will not be incurred if a company
reduces or discontinues the activity
C. The profits that a company forgoes by following a particular course of action
D. Costs that were incurred prior to making a decision
33. A sunk cost is:
A. a cost incurred in the past and not relevant to any future course of action.
B. an opportunity cost.
C. useful in analysis of alternative courses of action.
D. relevant to current decision making.

14. The Health Care Division of Piedmont Insurance employs three claims processors capable of
processing 5,000 claims each. The division currently processes 12,000 claims. The manager has
recently been approached by two sister divisions. Auto Division would like the Health Care Division
to process approximately 2,000 claims. Property Division would like the Health Care Division to
process approximately 5,000 claims. The Health Care Division would be compensated by Auto
Division or Property Division for processing these claims. Assume that these are mutually
exclusive alternatives. Claims processor salary cost is relevant for
A. Auto Division alternative only
B. Property Division alternative only
C. both Auto Division and Property Division alternatives
D. neither Auto Division nor Property Division alternatives
Differential costs
31. The difference in cost between or among various alternative courses of action appropriately
describes a(an):
A. differential cost
C. constraint
B. ad hoc discount
D. scarce resource

13. Which of the following is least likely to be a relevant item in deciding whether to replace an old machine?
A. acquisition cost of the old machine
B. outlay to be made for the new machine
C. annual savings to be enjoyed on the new machine
D. life of the new machine

Opportunity cost
10. An important concept in decision making is described as the contribution to income that is forgone
by not using a limited resource in its best alternative use. This concept is called
A. Marginal cost
C. Incremental cost
B. Cost outlay
D. Opportunity cost

Unit costs
22. Unit costs can mislead decision makers. Which of the following situations dealing with unit costs are not expected to
result in a faulty analysis?
A. Unit costs used in make-or-buy decisions might include costs such as avoidable fixed costs.
B. Variable unit cost directly varies with the changes in production units.
C. Total fixed costs increase as more units are produced within the relevant range.
D. Contribution margin on products that can be manufactured in using the freed capacity is irrelevant in the
decision.
Relevant costs
16. Relevant costs are
A. all fixed and variable costs
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11. An
A.
B.
C.
D.

opportunity cost is
the difference in total costs that results from selecting one alternative instead of another
the profit forgone by selecting one alternative instead of another
a cost that may be saved by not adopting an alternative
a cost that may be shifted to the future with little or no effect on current operations

12. The best characterization of an opportunity cost is that it is


A. relevant to decision making but is not usually reflected in accounting records
B. not relevant to decision making and is not usually reflected in accounting records
C. relevant to decision making and is usually reflected in accounting records
D. not relevant to decision making and is usually reflected in accounting records

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D. Costs that were incurred prior to making a decision


18. The potential benefit that may be obtained from following an alternative course of action is called
A. opportunity benefit
C. relevant cost
B. opportunity cost
D. sunk cost

Out-of-pocket costs
23. Which of the following is a cost that requires a future outlay of cash that is relevant for future
decision-making?
A. Opportunity cost
C. Out-of-pocket cost
B. Relevant benefits
D. Incremental revenue

26. Opportunity cost is the


A. cash outlay required to implement an alternative.
B. difference in total costs between the alternatives.
C. maximum available contribution to profit that is given up when using limited resources for another purpose.
D. fixed cost avoided when a product, department, or business unit is abandoned.
28. Opportunity costs are
A. Costs that increase due to a higher volume of activity or the performance of an additional activity
B. Costs that a company must incur to perform an activity at a given level, but will not be incurred if a company
reduces or discontinues the activity
C. The profits that a company forgoes by following a particular course of action
D. Costs that were incurred prior to making a decision
27. Using opportunity cost to analyze the income effects of a given alternative is referred to as
A. engineering analysis
C. account analysis
B. mixed-cost analysis
D. differential analysis
Avoidable
15. A fixed cost is relevant if it is
A. future cost
B. sunk

Sensitivity analysis
20. Sensitivity analysis is useful in decision making when:
A. there is a degree of uncertainty about the relevant data.
B. there is an opportunity cost included in the analysis.
C. sunk cost is included in the analysis.
D. the analysis is subject to a review by the management.
21. To determine the possible outcome in a decision analysis if a key prediction or assumption proves
to be wrong, managers will use:
A. sensitivity analysis.
C. incremental analysis.
B. total analysis.
D. regression analysis.
Make-or-buy decision
Qualitative Considerations
38. Which of the following elements of the value chain should be considered when deciding whether to
make or buy a component needed for production?
A. Marketing
C. Manufacturing
B. Distribution
D. all of these choices

C. avoidable
D. a product cost

17. Which of the following is (are) a true statement(s) about cost behaviors in incremental analysis?
I. Fixed costs will not change between alternatives.
II. Fixed costs may change between alternatives.
III. Variable costs will always change between alternatives.
A. I
C. III
B. II
D. II and III

Make decision
34. Manufacturing parts internally by a company causes:
A. the company to be dependent upon suppliers for timely delivery of parts
B. the quality of the parts to be under the control of the company
C. lower parts costs to be assured
D. a company's operations to be more efficient than when the parts are purchased from suppliers

29. Avoidable costs are


A. Costs that increase due to a higher volume of activity or the performance of an additional activity
B. Costs that a company must incur to perform an activity at a given level, but will not be incurred if a company
reduces or discontinues the activity
C. The profits that a company forgoes by following a particular course of action

44. A company should decide to make, rather than buy, a part required for their product, if
A. The companys production facility is at full capacity
B. The relevant cost per-unit of making the part exceeds the per-unit relevant costs of purchasing
the part
C. The supplier of the part can produce a higher-quality part

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D. The supplier of the part has questionable reliability

B. the total variable cost of the component.


C. the fixed manufacturing cost of the component.
D. zero.

Buy decision
35. In any make or buy decision confronting a company, which of the following factors should be considered?
A. Can the supplier provide a sufficient quantity to meet the company's current and future needs?
B. Do the supplier's items meet product and quality specifications?
C. Is the supplier reliable?
D. All of the above should be considered.

46. The cost of not receiving rent from a space because you decide to make the part rather than
buying it from an outside supplier is considered a(an)
A. sunk cost
C. opportunity cost
B. future cost
D. fixed cost

41. Which of the following qualitative factors favors the buy choice in a make or buy decision for a part?
A. maintaining a long-term relationship with suppliers
B. quality control is critical
C. utilization of idle capacity
D. part is critical to product

47. In a make-or-buy decision, an opportunity cost that should be considered is the:


A. income that could be generated from idle production space.
B. total costs to produce the item
C. variable costs to produce the item
D. fixed costs to produce the item

Relevant costs
Fixed costs
36. Within the context of the make or buy decision, when are fixed costs relevant?
A. Fixed costs are always relevant
B. Fixed costs are never relevant
C. Fixed costs are relevant when they differ among alternatives
D. It cannot be determined without closely examining each particular situation

Decision rule
42. Haribon Company is faced with a make-or-buy decision. Haribon should agree to buy the part from
a supplier provided the price is less than Haribons
A. total costs
B. variable production costs plus avoidable fixed production costs
C. total manufacturing costs
D. variable costs

37. In a make or buy decision:


A. Only variable costs are relevant.
B. Fixed costs that can be avoided in the future are relevant.
C. Fixed costs that will continue regardless of the decision are relevant.
D. Only conversion costs are relevant.

84. A company owns equipment that is used to manufacture important parts for its production process.
The company plans to sell the equipment for P10,000 and to select one of the following
alternatives:
(1) acquire new equipment for P80,000
(2) purchase the important parts from an outside company at P4 per part.
The company should quantitatively analyze the alternatives by comparing the cost of manufacture
the parts
A. Plus P80,000 to the cost of buying the parts less P10,000.
B. to the cost of buying the parts less P10,000.
C. Less P10,000 to the cost of buying the parts.
D. To the cost of buying the parts.

Opportunity costs
39. In a make-or-buy decision, which of the following is true?
A. Variable costs are the only relevant costs.
B. Allocated fixed costs are relevant.
C. Alternative uses of space and machinery are relevant.
D. Making the product is the correct decision when there is idle capacity.
40. The opportunity cost of making a component part in a factory with excess capacity for which there is no alternative
use is
A. the total manufacturing cost of the component.
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Special order decision


Process
49. In making a special order decision, management should:
A. compute a reasonable sales price for items not normally produced.

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B. consider additional overhead cost.


C. consider normal and relevant costs.
D. All of the above.

D. need for good management


Decision rule
82. Production of a special order will increase gross profit when the additional revenue from the special
order is greater than
A. The nonvariable costs incurred in producing the order.
B. The direct material and labor costs in producing the order.
C. The fixed costs incurred in producing the order.
D. The marginal cost of producing the order.

52. Which of the following factors should be considered in deciding whether to accept a special order?
A. the sales price of the product or service
B. the production capacity of the company
C. the impact on regular customers
D. all of these choices
Irrelevant cost
83. In considering a special order that will enable a company to make a use of presently idle capacity, which of the
following costs would be irrelevant.
A. Materials
C. Direct labor
B. Depreciation
D. Variable OH
54. Given the following list of costs, which one should be ignored in a decision to produce additional units of product for a
factory that is operating at less than 100% capacity, and the additional business will not use up the remainder of the
plant capacity?
A. Direct material cost per unit
C. Fixed selling expenses
B. Direct labor cost per hour
D. Variable selling expenses
Relevant costs
Long-run decision
58. The sales price of a product, in the long run, must be enough to cover what type of costs?
A. Designing costs
C. Servicing costs
B. Marketing costs
D. All of the above

51. If the firm is operating under capacity, the minimum special order price should be high enough to
cover:
A. all variable costs and incremental fixed costs associated with the special order minus foregone
contribution margin on regular units not produced.
B. variable and incremental fixed costs associated with the special order and a profit margin.
C. limited variable costs associated with the special order.
D. neither variable nor fixed costs associated with the special order.
57. Green Giant Foods has some excess manufacturing capacity that it can leave idle, use to produce
its own boxes for frozen foods, or use to process another companys frozen foods. It will be more
profitable for Green Giant to process the competitors frozen foods as long as the net cost is
A. greater than both the cost to buy the boxes and the cost to leave the plant idle.
B. less than the cost to leave the plant idle and greater than the cost to buy the boxes.
C. greater than the cost to leave the plant idle and lower than the cost to buy boxes from a
supplier.
D. less than both the cost to leave the plant idle and the cost to make or buy the boxes.
Minimum acceptable price
With excess capacity
55. If there is excess capacity, the minimum acceptable price for a special order must cover
A. variable costs associated with the special order.
B. variable and fixed manufacturing costs associated with the special order.
C. variable and incremental fixed costs associated with the special order.
D. variable costs and incremental fixed costs associated with the special order plus the
contribution margin usually earned on regular units.

Opportunity costss
50. An opportunity cost commonly associated with a special order is
A. the contribution margin on lost sales
B. the variable costs of the order
C. additional fixed cost that is related to the increased output
D. any of the above
53. Operating at or near full capacity will require a firm considering a special order to recognize the:
A. opportunity cost arising from lost sales
B. value of full employment
C. time value of money

At full capacity
56. If a firm is at full capacity, the minimum special order price must cover
A. variable costs associated with the special order.
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B. variable and fixed manufacturing costs associated with the special order.
C. variable and incremental fixed costs associated with the special order.
D. variable costs and incremental fixed costs associated with the special order plus foregone contribution margin on
regular units not produced.
Product life cycle
45. A product life cycle includes the phases of
A. research and development and design
B. purchasing and production

C. marketing and distribution


D. all of the above

Product pricing
Variable cost approach
60. Managers who often make special pricing decisions are more likely to use which of the following cost concepts in
their work?
A. Total cost.
C. Variable cost.
B. Product cost.
D. Fixed cost.
Cost-plus approach
59. In using the variable cost concept of applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing, what is included in the
markup?
A. Total costs plus desired profit.
B. Desired profit.
C. Total selling and administrative expenses plus desired profit.
D. Total fixed manufacturing costs, total fixed selling and administrative expenses, and desired profit.
62. Which of the following is NOT a cost concept commonly used in applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing?
A. Total cost concept.
C. Variable cost concept.
B. Product cost concept.
D. Fixed cost concept.
63. The cost-plus pricing formula that takes into consideration all costs -- fixed, variable, and manufacturing, as well as
selling and administrative costs -- is called the percentage of
A. full costs.
C. total variable costs.
B. variable manufacturing costs.
D. absorption costs.
Target pricing
43. The concept of target pricing is employed when:
A. a company wishes to set price in order to capture a predetermined market share.
B. a price is pre-set by market conditions.
C. a company wishes to meet marketing goals.

D. All of the above.


Target cost approach
61. In contrast to the total product and variable cost concepts used in setting seller's prices, the target
cost approach assumes that:
A. a markup is added to total cost.
C. a markup is added to variable cost.
B. selling price is set by the marketplace.
D. a markup is added to product cost.
Sell-as-is-or-process further
Joint products
67. Two or more manufactured products that have significant sales values and are not uniquely
identifiable as individual products until the split-off point are called
A. common products.
C. co-mingled products.
B. joint products.
D. cooperative products.
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Incremental revenue
32. Incremental revenue is:
A. a difference in costs between two decisions.
B. a concession based on competitive influences.
C. additional revenue across decision choices from potential sales.
D. the difference between selling price and variable costs.
Cost to process further
65. Which of the following costs is relevant in deciding whether to sell joint products at split-off or
process them further?
A. The unavoidable costs of further processing.
B. The additional costs of further processing.
C. The variable costs of operating the joint process.
D. The cost of materials used to make the joint products.
68. What are the manufacturing costs incurred beyond the split-off point called?
A. Separable costs.
C. Severance costs.
B. Joint costs.
D. Common costs.
Decision rule
64. How does a company determine whether to sell a product as is or process it further?
A. If the costs to process further exceed the costs of current production, the product should be
sold as is.

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B. If the costs to process further exceed the costs of current production, the product should be processed further.
C. If the increase in revenue from selling the product after further processing is greater than the additional costs
incurred in further processing, the company should opt for further processing.
D. If the revenues generated by processing the product further exceed the revenues from selling the product as is,
the company should process further.
Keep-or-drop decision
Strategic considerations
66. The decision to keep or drop products or services involves strategic consideration of the:
A. potential impact on remaining products or services
B. impact on employee morale
C. growth potential of the firm
D. All of the above answers are correct

B. organizational sales force compensation plan


C. product selling price
D. All of the above
To relax a constraint
73. Which of the following will relax a constraint?
A. Outsourcing all or part of the bottleneck operation
B. Working overtime at the bottleneck operation
C. Retraining employees and shifting them from the bottleneck
D. A and B, only
Decision rule
76. A product mix decision involves
A. Influencing the sales volume mix of the products to minimize cost.
B. Influencing the sales volume mix of the products to maximize revenue.
C. Producing the maximum amount of items that provide the highest contribution margin.
D. Producing the maximum amount of items that carry the lowest per-unit cost.

Goal
78. The goal in deciding whether to add or drop products, services, or departments is to obtain the greatest
A. reduction in total costs.
B. contribution possible to cover unavoidable costs.
C. increase in sales revenues.
D. decrease in direct fixed costs.

71. A useful device for solving production problems involving multiple products and limited resources
is:
A. gross sales per unit of product
C. net profit per unit of product
B. contribution per unit of scarce resource D. total benefit

Irrelevant cost
80. Which of the following should not enter into decision of whether to drop product?
A. Unavoidable costs
B. Avoidable costs
C. Revenue that would be lost
D. Nonfinancial impacts of the decision

72. When there is only one production constraint and excess demand, it is generally best to focus
production and sales on the product with the highest:
A. Contribution per unit of scarce resource C. Contribution margin in pesos
B. Margin of Safety
D. Operating Leverage

Decision rule
79. As long as its marginal cost is lower than its marginal revenue, a company should
A. suspend additional production and sales activities.
B. perform a cost-benefit balance analysis before producing and selling additional products.
C. engage in additional production and sales activities.
D. examine cost behaviors and develop a cost function to measure the cost of future production.

69. When there is one scarce resource, the product that should be produced first is the product with
the highest
A. contribution margin per unit of the scarce resource.
B. sales price per unit of scarce resource.
C. demand.
D. contribution margin per unit.

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Factors affecting sales mix
70. Which of the following is an important factor affecting the sales mix of any company?
A. organizational advertising expenditures

74. Uranus Company has 2 products that use the same manufacturing facilities and cannot be
subcontracted. Each product has sufficient orders to utilize the entire manufacturing capacity. For
short-run profit maximization, Uranus should manufacture the product with the
A. Lower total manufacturing costs for the manufacturing capacity.
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B. Lower total variable manufacturing costs for the manufacturing capacity.


C. Greater gross profit per hour of manufacturing capacity.
D. Greater contribution margin per hour of manufacturing capacity.

A. P132,000
B. P150,000

C. P144,000
D. P264,000

Defective/obsolete inventory
Incremental net income
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. Sieney & Company has 24,000 defective units of a product that cost P8 per unit to manufacture,
and can be sold for P4 per unit. These units can be reworked for P2 per unit and sold at their full
price of P12 each. If Sieney reworks the defective units, how much incremental net income will
result?
A. P144,000
C. P 72,000
B. P 96,000
D. P 48,000

75. Profit can be maximized by producing products with the highest


A. selling price
B. contribution margin
C. contribution margin per unit of items that are best sellers
D. contribution per unit of the constraining resource
77. A company should advertise those products that
A. Require the lowest commitment of resources to produce
B. Have the largest total contribution margin
C. Can be outsourced
D. Have the largest total contribution margin after deducting the cost of the ad campaign
Pitfall
81. The major pitfall in the contribution margin approach to pricing is
A. its failure to recognize fixed costs.
B. its failure to recognize depreciation expense.
C. its inability to control waste.
D. its inability to recognize financing costs of the production in question.
PROBLEMS:
Incremental (decremental) cost
i
. For the year ended April 30, 2007, Salmo Company incurred direct costs of P800,000 based on a particular course of
action. Had a different course of action been taken, direct costs would have been P650,000. In addition, Salmos
fixed costs during the fiscal year were P110,000.
The incremental (decremental) cost was:
A. P 40,000
C. P 150,000
B. P( 40,000)
D. P(150,000)
Opportunity cost
ii
. Luzon Fabricators, Inc. estimates that 60,000 special components will be used in the manufacture of a specialty steel
window for the whole next year. Its supplier quoted a price of P60 per component. Luzon prefers to purchase 5,000
units per month, but its supplier could not guarantee this delivery schedule. In order to ensure availability of these
components, Luzon is considering the purchase of all the 60,000 units at the beginning of the year. Assuming Luzon
can invest cash at 8%, the companys opportunity cost of purchasing all the 60,000 units at the beginning of the year
is
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iv
. Joji Company manufactures and sell FM radios. Information on last years operations (sales and
production of the 2006 model) follows:
Selling price
P300
Cost per unit:
Direct materials
70
Direct labor
40
Overhead (50% variable)
60
Selling costs (40% variable)
100
Production in units
10,000
Sales in units
9,500
At this time (May 2007), the 2007 model is in production and it renders the 2006 model radio
obsolete. A foreign firm is willing to purchase the obsolete products at a net price of P140 each. If
the remaining 500 units of the 2006 model radios are to be sold through regular channels, what is
the minimum price the company would accept for the radios?
A. P300
C. P270
B. P180
D. P 40
Special order
Unit relevant cost
v
. Venus Company, a manufacturer of lamps, budgeted sales of 400,000 lamps at P20 per unit for the
year. Variable manufacturing costs were budgeted at P8 per unit, and fixed manufacturing costs at
P 5 per unit. A special order offering to buy 40,000 lamps for P11.50 each was received by Venus
in April. Venus has sufficient plant capacity to manufacture the additional quantity of lamps;
however, the production would have to be done by the present work force on an overtime-basis at
an estimated additional cost of P1.50 per lamp. Venus will not incur any selling expenses as a
result of the special order. Venus Company would have a unit relevant cost of

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A. P 8.00
B. P13.00
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C. P 9.50
D. P14.50

Variable costs
P56,250
Fixed costs
45,000
The fixed costs include a normal P6,800 allocation for in-house design costs, although no in-house
design will be done. Instead, the special job will require the use of external designers costing
P13,750.
What is the minimum acceptable price for the job?
A. P 63,050
C. P101,250
B. P 70,000
D. P108,200

Wawa Enterprises has the capacity to produce 10,000 bearings, but operates at 90% of capacity. Bearings normally
sell for P60 each, and cost an average of P50 to make, including a share of the monthly fixed costs of P180,000. Ilog
Corp has offered to buy 1,000 bearings at P40 each. What is the relevant cost per unit?
A. P 20
C. P 40
B. P 30
D. P 50

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vii
. Intellectual Co. recently received an order for a product that it does not normally produce. Since the company has
excess production capacity, management is considering accepting the order. In analyzing the decision, the assistant
controller is compiling the relevant costs of producing the order.
The special order requires 1,000 kilograms of powdered Nitrocide, a solid chemical regularly used in the companys
products. The current stock of Nitrocide is 8,000 kilograms at a book value of P8.10 per kilogram. If the special
order is accepted, the firm will be forced to restock powdered Nitrocide earlier than expected, at a predicted cost of
P8.70 per kilogram. Without the special order, the purchasing manager predicts that the price will be P8.30, when
normal restocking takes place. Any order of the Nitrocide must be in 5,000 kilograms.
What is the relevant cost of powdered Nitrocide to be included in the special order?
A. P 8,700
C. P10,300
B. P 8,300
D. P43,500

The cost to produce 24,000 units at 70% capacity consists of:


Direct materials
P360,000
Direct labor
540,000
Factory overhead, all fixed
290,000
Selling expense (35% variable, 65% fixed)
240,000
What unit price would the company have to charge to make P22,500 on a sale of 1,500 additional
units that would be shipped out of the normal market area?
A. P 51
C. P 41
B. P 56
D. P 50

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Kaila Companys unit cost of manufacturing and selling a given item at an activity level of 10,000
units per month are:
Manufacturing costs
Direct materials
P39
Direct labor
6
Variable overhead
8
Fixed overhead
9
Selling expenses
Variable
30
Fixed
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The company desires to seek an order for 5,000 units from a foreign customer. The variable selling
expenses will be reduced by 40%, but the fixed costs for obtaining the order will be P20,000.
Domestic sales will not be affected by the order.
The minimum break-even price per unit to be considered on this special sale is
A. P 71
C. P 69
B. P 75
D. P 84

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. Balagtas & Company expects to incur the following costs at the planned production level of 10,000 units:
Direct materials
P100,000
Direct labor
120,000
Variable overhead
60,000
Fixed overhead
30,000
The selling price is P50 per unit. The company currently operates at full capacity of 10,000 units. Capacity can be
increased to 13,000 units by operating overtime. Variable costs increase by P14 per unit for overtime production.
Fixed overhead costs remain unchanged when overtime operations occur. Balagtas has received a special order
from Florante, Inc. who has offered to buy 2,000 units at P45 each.
What is the incremental cost associated with this special order?
A. P42,000
C. P31,000
B. P84,000
D. P62,000
Minimum acceptable price
ix
. Brace Co. has considerable excess manufacturing capacity. A special job orders cost sheet includes the following
applied manufacturing overhead costs:
19

xii

. Chrisy Company sells a product for P18 per unit and the standard cost card for the product shows
the following costs:
Direct materials
P 1.00

Incremental Analysis

Direct labor
2.00
Overhead (80% fixed)
7.00
Total
P10.00
Chrisy received a special order for 1,000 units of the product. The only additional cost to Chrisy would be foreign
import taxes of P1 per unit. If Chrisy is able to sell all of the current production domestically, what would be the
minimum sales price that Chrisy would consider for this special order?
A. P 18
C. P 17
B. P 19
D. P 11
xiii

. De Silva Co. is a manufacturer of industrial components. One of their products that is used as a subcomponent in
auto manufacturing is KB69. This product has the following financial structure per unit:
Selling price
P150
Direct materials
P 20
Direct labor
15
Variable manufacturing overhead
12
Fixed manufacturing overhead
30
Variable shipping and handling
3
Fixed selling and administrative
10
Total
P 90
De Silva is operating at full capacity. It has received a special, one-time, order for 1,000 KB69 parts. The next best
alternative use of the excess capacity is to produce LB46, resulting in a contribution margin of P10,000. The
minimum price that is acceptable for this one-time special order is
A. P 60
C. P 70
B. P 87
D. P100

B.
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Maximum lost regular sales


xv
. Chua Company sells a product for P20 with variable cost of P8 per unit. Chua could accept a special order for
1,000 units at P14. If Chua accepted the order, how many units could it lose at the regular price before the decision
become unwise?
A. 1,000 units
C.
500 units
20

D.

0 units

. Filamer Company currently sells 1,000 units of product M for P2 each. Variable costs are P1.50. A
discount store has offered P1.70 per unit for 400 units of product M. The managers believe that if
they accept the special order, they will lose some sales at the regular price. Determine the number
of units they could lose before the order become unprofitable.
A. 200 units.
C. 400 units.
B. 160 units.
D. 500 units

Effect on profit of accepting the order


xvii
. You have been approached by a foreign customer who wants to place an order for 15,000 units of
Product C at P22.50 a unit. You currently sell this item for P39 a unit, and the item has a cost of
P29 a unit. Further analysis reveals that you will not be paying sales commission of P2.50 a unit on
this sales and its packaging requirement will save you an additional P1.50 per unit. However, the
additional graphics required on this job will cost you P30,000. Note also that fixed costs amounting
to P400,000 for the production of 50,000 of such products by the firm will not change. You decide
to accept this order, but another customer who buys an average of 2,000 units for the period wants
to pay you P22.50 rather than the regular price of P39 a unit. Profit will
A. increase profit by P19,500
C. increase profit by P52,500
B. increase profit by P16,500
D. decrease profit by P52,500
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xiv

. Sylvania Company. is currently operating at a loss of P15,000. The sales manager has received a special order for
5,000 units of product, which normally sells for P35 per unit. Costs associated with the product are: direct material,
P6; direct labor, P10; variable overhead, P3; applied fixed overhead, P4; and variable selling expenses, P2. The
special order would allow the use of a slightly lower grade of direct material, thereby lowering the price per unit by
P1.50 and selling expenses would be decreased by P1. If Sylvania wants this special order to increase the total net
income for the firm to P25,000, what sales price must be quoted for each of the 5,000 units?
A. P18.50
C. P29.00
B. P24.50
D. P26.50

200 units

xix

. The Thermo Company has received a special order for 300 units of product X for P6 a unit. It
usually sells for P9.50 a unit with a cost of P7.50 a unit inclusive of 75 cents a unit as sales
commission that will not be paid on this order. The cost also includes P3 in manufacturing
overhead, was two-third of which is for the fair share of depreciation, rent, utilities and supervisor's
salary. The latters (supervisor's salary) accounts for one-half of this amount. Assuming that excess
capacity is available, and this order requires a mold that costs P150, accepting the order will
increase
A. loss by P225
C. gain by P225
B. loss by P375
D. gain by P375

. Alejar Company manufactures a product with a unit variable cost of P50 and a unit sales price of
P88. Fixed manufacturing costs were P240,000 when 10,000 units were produced and sold. The
company has a one-time opportunity to sell an additional 3,000 units at P70 each in a foreign
market. This special sale would not affect its present sales. If the company has sufficient capacity
to produce the additional units, acceptance of the special order would affect net income as follows:
A. Income would decrease by P 12,000.
B. Income would increase by P 12,000.
C. Income would increase by P210,000.

Incremental Analysis

D. Income would increase by P 60,000.


xxiii
xx

. KC Industries manufactures a product with the following costs per unit at the expected production of 30,000 units.
Direct materials
P 4
Direct labor
12
Variable manufacturing overhead
6
Fixed manufacturing overhead
8
The company has the capacity to produce 40,000 units. The product regularly sells for P40. A wholesaler has
offered to pay P32 a unit for 2,000 units.
If the firm accepts the special order the effect on its operating income would be a
A. P20,000 increase
C. P4,000 increase
B. P16,000 decrease
D. P 0 effect

xxi

. Louderhead Company makes bull-repellent scent according to a traditional Western recipe, which normally sells at
P90 per unit. Normal production volume is 10,000 ounces per month. Average cost is P50 per ounce, of which P20 is
direct material and P10 is variable conversion cost. This product is seasonal. After July, demand for this product
drops to 6,000 ounces monthly. In November, Garrison Co. offers to buy 1,500 ounces for P60,000. If Louderhead
accepts the order, it must design a special label for Garrison at a cost of P5,000. Each label will cost P2.50 to make
and apply. Louderhead should:
A. accept the order, at a gain of P6,250
B. reject the order, at a loss of P18,750
C. reject the order, at a loss of P23,750
D. accept the order, at a gain of P11,250

Question Nos. 68 and 69 are based on the following information:


The Disk Division of Systems Specialist Company produces a high quality computer disks. Unit production costs (based
on capacity production of 100,000 units per year) follow:
Direct materials
P50
Direct labor
20
Overhead (20% variable)
10
Other information:
Sales price
100
SG & A costs (40% variable)
15
The Disk Division is operating at a level of 70,000 chips per year.
xxii

. What is the minimum price that the division would consider on a special order of 1,000 disks to be distributed
through normal channels?
A. P 72
C. P 81
B. P 78
D. P 6
21

. Assuming that that the Disk Division is producing and selling at capacity. What is the minimum
selling price that the division would consider on a special order of 1,000 chips on which no
variable period costs would be incurred?
A. P100
C. P 94
B. P 72
D. P 90

Make-or-buy decision
Relevant costs
xxiv
. For the past 12 years, the JLO Company has produced the small electric motors that fit into its
main product line of dental drilling equipment. As materials costs have steadily increased, the
controller of the JLO Company is reviewing the decision to continue to make the small motors and
has identified the following facts:
1)
The equipment which is used to manufacture the electric motors has a book value of
P1,500,000.
2)
The space being occupied now by the electric motor manufacturing department could
be used to eliminate the need for storage space which is presently being rented.
3)
Comparable units can be purchased from an outside supplier for P597.50.
4)
Four of the people who work in the electric motor manufacturing department would be
terminated and given eight weeks of separation pay.
5)
A P750,000 unsecured note is still outstanding on the equipment that is being used in
the manufacturing process.
Which of the items above are relevant to the decision that the controller has to make?
A. 1, 2, 4, and 5
C. 1, 3, 4, and 5
B. 1, 3, and 4
D. 2, 3, and 4
Relevant cost to make
xxv
. ELM Electronics has the following standard costs and other data:
Part Beta
Part Zeta
Direct materials
P 4.00
P80.00
Direct labor
10.00
47.00
Factory overhead
40.00
20.00
Unit standard cost
P54.00
P147.00
Units needed per year
6,000
8,000
Machine hours per unit
4
2
Unit cost if purchased
P50.00
P150.00
In the past years, ELM has manufactured all of its required components; however, this year only
30,000 hours of otherwise idle machine time can be devoted to the production of components.
Accordingly, some of the parts must be purchased from outside suppliers. In producing the parts,

Incremental Analysis

factory overhead is applied at P10 per standard machine hour. Fixed capacity costs that will not be affected by any
make-or-buy decision represent 60% of the applied overhead.
The available 30,000 machine hours are to be scheduled so that ELM realizes maximum potential cost savings. The
relevant unit production costs that should be considered in the decision to schedule machine time are:
A. P54.00 for Beta and P147.00 for Zeta
C. P14.00 for Beta and P127.00 for Zeta
B. P50.00 for Beta and P150.00 for Zeta
D. P30.00 for Beta and P135.00 for Zeta

xxviii

Maximum buy price


xxvi
. The following are a companys monthly unit costs to manufacture and market a particular product.
Manufacturing Costs:
Direct materials
P2.00
Direct labor
2.40
Variable indirect
1.60
Fixed indirect
1.00
Marketing Costs:
Variable
2.50
Fixed
1.50
The company must decide to continue making the product or buy it from an outside supplier. The supplier has
offered to make the product at a level of quality that the company prescribes. Fixed marketing costs would be
unaffected, but variable marketing costs would continue at 30% if the company were to accept the proposal.
What is the maximum amount per unit that the company can pay the supplier without decreasing its operating
income?
A. P8.50
C. P7.75
B. P6.75
D. P5.25
xxvii

. Sinta Company can make 1,000 units of a necessary component with the following costs:
Direct Materials
P64,000
Direct Labor
16,000
Variable Overhead
8,000
Fixed Overhead
?
The company can purchase the 1,000 units externally for P104,000. An analysis shows that at this external price, the
company is indifferent between making or buying the part. Sinta Company could avoid P6,000 in fixed overhead
costs if it acquires the components externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would
prefer to buy the components, what is the maximum external price that Sinta Company would accept to acquire the
1,000 units externally?
A. P102,000.
C. P 96,000.
B. P 94,000.
D. P 88,000.
22

. Almeda's Shop can make 1,000 units of a necessary component with the following costs:
Direct Materials
P64,000
Direct Labor
16,000
Variable Overhead
8,000
Fixed Overhead
?
The company can purchase the 1,000 units externally for P104,000. None of Almeda Company's
fixed overhead costs can be reduced, but another product could be made that would increase profit
contribution by P16,000 if the components were acquired externally. If cost minimization is the
major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the components, what is the maximum
external price that Almeda Company would be willing to accept to acquire the 1,000 units
externally?
A. P 86,000.
C. P 96,000.
B. P110,000.
D. P104,000.

Effect of make decision


xxix
. A business is operating at 90% of capacity and is currently purchasing a part which is being used in
its manufacturing operations for P15 per unit. The unit cost for the business to make the part is
P20, including fixed costs, and P12, not including fixed costs. If 30,000 units of the part are
normally purchased during the year but could be manufactured using unused capacity, what would
be the amount of differential cost, increase or decrease, from making the part rather than
purchasing it?
A. P150,000 cost increase
C. P150,000 cost decrease
B. P 90,000 cost decrease
D. P 90,000 cost increase
xxx

. Alfaro's Manufacturing Company can make 100 units of a necessary component part with the
following costs:
Direct Materials
P80,000
Direct Labor
13,000
Variable Overhead
40,000
Fixed Overhead
27,000
If Alfaro's Manufacturing Company can purchase the component externally for P145,000 and only
P4,000 of the fixed costs can be avoided, what is the correct make or buy decision?
A. Make and save P8,000
C. Make and save P20,000
B. Buy and save P8,000
D. Buy and save P20,000

Effect of buy decision


On fixed overhead cost
xxxi
. Sisa's Shop can make 1,000 units of a necessary component with the following costs:
Direct Materials
P64,000

Incremental Analysis

Direct Labor
16,000
Variable Overhead
8,000
Fixed Overhead
?
The company can purchase the 1,000 units externally for P104,000. The unavoidable fixed costs are P5,000 if the
units are purchased externally. An analysis shows that at this external price, the company is indifferent between
making or buying the part. What are the fixed overhead costs of making the component?
A. P21,000.
C. P11,000.
B. P16,000.
D. Cannot be determined.

Part No. 498 are manufactured are as follows:


Direct materials
P6
Direct labor
30
Variable overhead
12
Fixed overhead applied
16
Total unit cost
P64
The Reeves Company has offered to sell 20,000 units of part No. 498 to Rainbow for P60 per unit.
Rainbow will make the decision to buy the part from Reeves if there is a savings of P25,000 for
Rainbow. If Rainbow accepts Reevess offer, P9 per unit of the fixed overhead applied would be
totally eliminated. Furthermore, Rainbow has determined that the released facilities could be used
to save relevant costs in the manufacture of part No. 575. In order to have a savings of P25,000,
the amount of the relevant costs that would be saved by using the released facilities in the
manufacture of Part No. 575 would have to be
A. P 80,000
C. P125,000
B. P 85,000
D. P140,000

On income
xxxii
. Sylvan Processing Company is considering whether to make 2,000 units of product Whirl which costs P16 a unit or
buy it from outside for P15 a unit. A further analysis shows that if product Whirl is outsourced, fixed costs of P8,000
attributable to this product will be reduced by 25%.
If the product is outsourced, Sylvan will
A. Decrease profit by P2,000
C. Increase profit by P2,000
B. Decrease profit by P4,000
D. Increase profit by P4,000
xxxvii
xxxiii

. Sylvan Processing Company is considering whether to make 2,000 units of product Whirl which costs P16 a unit or
buy it from outside for P15 a unit. A further analysis shows that if product Whirl is outsourced, fixed costs of P8,000
attributable to this product will be reduced by 25%. If Sylvan Processing Company purchased the product Whirl, the
space could be rented out for P6,000. If the product is outsourced, profit would
A. decrease, P2,000
C. increase, P2,000
B. decrease, P4,000
D. increase, P4,000

xxxiv

. It costs P450,000 to make 15,000 units of a part in this plant. This cost includes material of P90,000, direct labor of
P120,000, variable overhead of P15,000, and P225,000 in fixed overhead inclusive of P45,000 in depreciation and
common overhead allocation of P150,000. The balance is for the section supervisor's salary. The part can be
purchased for P20 a unit. If the part is purchased, the space released can be rented for P65,000. If the part is
purchased, the company will
A. lose P20,000
C. gain P20,000
B. lose P45,000
D. gain P45,000

xxxv

. Lane Co. manufactures ballpoint pens. Another manufacturer has offered to supply Lane with the 5,000 ink cartridges
that it needs annually. The cost to buy the cartridges would be P15 each. In producing its own cartridges, Lane has
incurred P10 in fixed costs and P8 in variable costs. If Lane buys the cartridges, its net income will:
A. not change
C. increase by P35,000
B. decrease by P35,000
D. increase by P25,000

xxxvi

. The Rainbow Company manufactures Part No. 498 for use in its production cycle. The cost per unit if 20,000 units of
23

. Leis Manufacturing Co. uses 10 units of Part Number WS73 each month in the production of
computer printer. The unit cost to manufacture one unit of WS73 is presented below.
Direct materials
P 1,000
Materials handling (20% of direct material cost)
200
Direct labor
8,000
Manufacturing overhead (150% of direct labor)
12,000
Total manufacturing cost
P21,200
Material handling represents the direct variable costs of the Receiving Department that are applied
to direct materials and purchased components on the basis of their cost. This is a separate charge
in addition to manufacturing overhead. Leis annual manufacturing overhead budget is one-third
variable and two-thirds fixed. Garland Company, one of Leis reliable vendors, has offered to
supply part WS73 at a unit price of P15,000.
If Leis purchases the WS73 units from Garland, the capacity being used by Leis to manufacture
these parts would be idle. Should Leis decide to purchase the parts from Garland, the unit cost of
WS73 would
A. Increase by P4,800
C. Decrease by P6,200
B. Decrease by P3,200
D. Increase by P1,800

xxxviii

. The Rural Cooperative, Inc. produces 1,000 units of Part M per month. The total manufacturing
costs of the part are as follows:
Direct materials
P10,000
Direct labor
5,000
Variable overhead
5,000

Incremental Analysis

Fixed overhead
30,000
Total manufacturing cost
P50,000
An outside supplier has offered to supply the part at P30 per unit. It is estimated that 20% of the fixed overhead
being assigned to Part M will no longer be incurred if the company purchases the part from the outside supplier.
If Rural Cooperative purchases 1,000 units of Part M from the outside supplier, its monthly operating income will
A. decrease by P 4,000
C. increase by P 1,000
B. decrease by P20,000
D. increase by P20,000

Fixed overhead
8
Total
P32
Pampanga Company has offered to sell Bulacan 10,000 units of part G for P30 per unit. If Bulacan
accepts Pampangas offer, the released facilities could be used to save P45,000 in relevant costs
in the manufacture of part H. In addition, P5 per unit of the fixed overhead applied to part G would
continue.
What alternative is more desirable and by what amount?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Alternative
Manufacture
Manufacture
Buy
Buy
Amount
P10,000
P15,000
P15,000
P10,000

xxxix

. Migs Corporation currently manufactures all component parts used in the manufacture of various hand tools. A steel
handle is used in three different tools. The budgeted costs per unit based on 20,000 units are:
Direct material
P6.00
Direct labor
4.00
Variable overhead
1.00
Fixed overhead
2.00
Total unit cost
P13.00
Sans Steel, Inc. has offered to supply 20,000 units of the handle to Migs for P12.50 each delivered. If Migs currently
has idle capacity that cannot be used, accepting the offer will
A. Decrease the handle unit cost by P0.50.
B. Increase the handle unit cost by P1.50.
C. Decrease the handle unit cost by P1.50.
D. Increase the handle unit cost by P0.50.

xl

xli

The Minolta, Inc. produces 1,000 units of Part M per month. The total manufacturing costs of the part are as follows:
Direct materials
P10,000
Direct labor
5,000
Variable overhead
5,000
Fixed overhead
30,000
Total manufacturing cost
P50,000
An outside supplier has offered to supply the part at P30 per unit. It is estimated that 20% of the fixed overhead
assigned to Part M will no longer be incurred if the company purchases the part from the outside supplier.
If Minolta purchases 1,000 units of Part M from the outside supplier per month, then its monthly operating income will
A. decrease by P 4,000
C. increase by P 1,000
B. decrease by P20,000
D. increase by P20,000

. Bulacan Company manufactures part G for use in the production of its principal product. The costs per unit for
10,000 units of part G are as follows:
Direct materials
P 3
Direct labor
15
Variable overhead
6
24

xlii

. Blade Division of Dana Company produces hardened steel blades. One-third of the Blades
Divisions output is sold to the Lawn Products Division of Dana; the remainder is sold to outside
customers. The Blade Divisions estimated sales and standard costs data for the fiscal year ending
June 30 are as follows:
Lawn Products
Outsiders
Sales
P15,000
P40,000
Variable costs
(10,000)
(20,000)
Fixed costs
(3,000)
(6,000)
Gross margin
P 2,000
14,000
Unit sales
10,000
20,000
The Lawn Products Division has an opportunity to purchase 10,000 identical quality blades from an
outside supplier at a cost of P1.25 per unit on a continuing basis. Assume that the Blade Division
cannot sell any additional products to outside customers.
Should Dana allow its Lawn Products Division to purchase the blades from the outside supplier,
and why?
A. Yes, because buying the blades would save Dana Company P500.
B. No, because making the blades would save Dana Company P1,500.
C. Yes, because buying the blades would save Dana Company P2,500.
D. No, because making the blades would save Dana Company P2,500

xliii

. The Connell Company uses 5,000 units of Part 501 each year. The cost of manufacturing one unit
Part 501 at this volume is as follows:
Direct materials
P2.50
Direct labor
3.50
Variable overhead
1.50
Fixed overhead
1.00
Total
P8.50

Incremental Analysis

An outside supplier has offered to sell Connell unlimited quantities of Part 501 at a unit cost of P7.75. If Connell
accepts this offer, it can eliminate 50 percent of the fixed costs assigned to part 501. Furthermore, the space
devoted to the manufacture of Part 501 would be rented to another company for P6,000 per year. If Connell accepts
the offer of the outside supplier, annual profits will
A. Increase by P13,500
C. Increase by P 7,250
B. Increase by P11,000
D. Increase by P 1,250
Point of indifference - Units
xliv
. Mars Industries is a multi-product company that currently manufactures 30,000 units of Part QS42 each month for
use in the production of its main product. The facilities now being used to produce Part QS42 have fixed monthly
cost of P150,000 and a capacity to produce 84,000 units per month. If Mars were to buy Part QS42 from an outside
supplier, the facilities would be idle, but 60 percent of its fixed costs would not continue. The variable production
costs of Part QS42 are P11 per unit.
If Mars Industries is able to obtain Part QS42 from an outside supplier at a unit purchase price of P12.875, the
monthly usage at which it will be indifferent between purchasing and making Part QS42 is
A. 30,000 units
C. 80,000 units
B. 32,000 units
D. 48,000 units

Bottleneck process hours per unit


3
3
What price for lemonade would equate its profitability to that of soda?
A. P8.00.
C. P6.00.
B. P7.00.
D. P5.50.

Optimal mix
xlvii
. Product A sells for P12 per unit and its variable cost per unit is P10. Product B sells for P15 per unit
and its variable cost per unit is P12. The plant capacity is 350,000 machine hours and both
products require one machine hour to manufacturer. Which of the following will provide the best
sales mix of Product A and Product B assuming the market limitation of Product A is 200,000 units
and the market limitation of Product B is 250,000 units?
A. 250,000 units of Product A, 100,000 units of Product B
B. 50,000 units of Product A, 300,000 units of Product B
C. 100,000 units of Product A, 250,000 units of Product B
D. 150,000 units of Product A, 200,000 units of Product B
xlviii

Point of indifference - price


xlv
. Calero Manufacturing Company can make 100 units of a necessary component part with the following costs:
Direct Materials
P80,000
Direct Labor
13,000
Variable Overhead
40,000
Fixed Overhead
27,000
If Calero Manufacturing Company purchases the component externally, P20,000 of the fixed costs can be avoided. At
what external price for the 100 units is the company indifferent between making or buying?
A. P160,000.
C. P153,000.
B. P113,000.
D. P133,000.
Profit maximization
Point of indifference
xlvi
. Dipsum Soft Drinks makes three products: iced tea, soda, and lemonade. The following data are available:
Iced Tea
Soda
Lemonade
Sales price per unit
P9.00
P6.00
P5.00
Variable cost per unit
3.00
1.50
1.00
Contribution margin per unit
P6.00
P4.50
P4.00
Dipsum is experiencing a bottleneck in one of its processes that affects each product as follows:
Iced Tea
Soda
Lemonade

xlix

. The Hingis Corporation manufactures two products: X and Y. Contribution margin per unit is
determined as follows:
Product X
Product Y
Revenue
P130
P80
Variable costs
70
P38
Contribution margin
P 60
P42
Total demand for X is 16,000 units and for Y is 8,000 units. Machine hour is a scarce resource.
42,000 machine hours are available during the year. Product X requires 6 machine hours per unit
while product Y requires 3 machine hours per unit.
How many units of X and Y should Hingis Corporation produce?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Product X
16,000
8,000
7,000
3,000
Product Y
zero
4,000
zero
8,000

. Mary Manufacturing has assembled the following data pertaining to two popular products.
Blender
Electric mixer
Direct materials
P 6
P11
Direct labor
4
9
Factory overhead @ P16 per hour
16
32
Cost if purchased from an outside supplier
20
38
Annual demand (units)
20,000
28,000
Past experience has shown that the fixed manufacturing overhead component included in the cost

25

Incremental Analysis

per machine hour averages P10. Mary has a policy of filling all sales orders, even if it means purchasing units from
outside suppliers.
If 50,000 machine hours are available, and Mary Manufacturing desires to follow an optimal strategy, it should
A. produce 25,000 electric mixers, and purchase all other units as needed
B. produce 20,000 blenders and 15,000 electric mixers, and purchase all other units as needed
C. produce 20,000 blenders and purchase all other units as needed
D. produce 28,000 electric mixers and purchase all other units as needed

*Variable manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours.


**Fixed manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of machine hours.
Scarces annual requirements for these bearings is 7,000 units of Plastic and 11,000 units of Metal.
Recently, Scarces management decided to devote additional machine hours to other product lines
resulting to only 48,000 machine hours per year that can be dedicated to the production of the
bearings. An outside company has offered to sell Scarce the annual supply of the bearings at
prices of P15.50 for Plastic and P17.50 for Metal. Scarce wants to schedule the otherwise idle
48,000 machine hours to produce bearings so that the company can minimize its costs (maximize
its net benefits).
Scarce Company will maximize its net benefits by purchasisng
A. 7,000 units of Plastic and manufacturing the remaining bearings.
B. 11,000 units of Metal and manufacturing 7,000 units of Plastic.
C. 6,000 units of Plastic and manufacturing the remaining bearings.
D. 5,000 units of Metal and manufacturing the remaining bearings.

Decision
l
. A company can sell all the units it can produce of either Product A or Product B but not both. Product A has a unit
contribution margin of P36 and takes two machine hours to make and Product B has a unit contribution margin of
P45 and takes three machine hours to make. If there are 1,000 machine hours available to manufacture a product,
income will be
A. P3,000 more if Product A is made.
C. P3,000 less if Product A is made.
B. P3,000 less if Product B is made.
D. the same if either product is made.

li

The Baco Company produces three products with the following costs and selling prices:
A
B
C
Selling price per unit
P16
P21
P21
Variable cost per unit
7
11
13
Contribution margin per unit
P 9
P10
P 8
Direct labor hours per unit
1.0
1.5
2.0
Machine hours per unit
4.5
2.0
2.5
In what order should the three products be produced if either the direct labor-hours or the machine hours are the
companys production constraint?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Direct labor hours
A, B, C
B, C, A
B, C, A
A, B, C
Machine hours
B, C, A
B. C. A
A, C, B
A, C, B

lii

Scarce Company has been producing two types of bearings, Plastic and Metal, for its own use in the production of
main products. The data regarding these two bearings follow:
Plastic
Metal
Machine hours required per unit
3.0
4.5
Standard cost per unit
Prime costs
P 8.00
P 9.00
Variable overhead*
3.00
4.00
Fixed overhead**
4.50
6.75
Total
P15.50
P19.75
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liii

. HILO Company manufactures electric carpentry tools. The production department had met all
production requirements for the current month and has an opportunity to produce additional units
of product with its excess capacity. Unit selling prices and unit costs for three different drill models
are as follows:
Home Model
Deluxe Model
Pro Model
Selling price
P58
P65
P80
Direct material
16
20
19
Direct labor (P10 per hour)
10
15
20
Variable overhead
8
12
16
Fixed overhead
16
5
15
Variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct-labor pesos, while fixed overhead is applied on
the basis of machine hours. There is sufficient demand for the additional production of any model
in the product line. If it has excess machine capacity but a limited amount of labor time, to which
product or products should HILO Company devote its excess production?
A. Home model
C. Deluxe model
B. Pro Model
D. Equally

liv

. Product A sells for P12 per unit and its variable cost per unit is P10. Product B sells for P15 per unit
and its variable cost per unit is P12. The plant capacity is 350,000 machine hours and Product A
requires 48 minutes to complete while Product B requires 75 minutes. Which of the following will
provide the best sales mix of Product A and Product B assuming the market limitation of Product A
is 200,000 units and the market limitation of Product B is 250,000 units?

Incremental Analysis

A.
B.
C.
D.
lv

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46,875 units of Product A, 250,000 units of Product B


200,000 units of Product A, 152,000 units of Product B
152,000 units of Product A, 200,000 units of Product B
100,000 units of Product A, 250,000 units of Product B

Dimasalang Company has only 25,000 hours of machine time each month to manufacture its two products. Product
X has a contribution margin of P50 and Product Y has a contribution margin of P64. Product X requires 5 machine
hours and Product Y, 8 hours. If Dimasalang wants to dedicate 80% of its machine time to the product that will
provide the most income, it will have a total contribution margin of
A. P250,000
C. P210,000
B. P240,000
D. P200,000

Sell-as-is-or-process-further
Minimum sales
lvi
. Snow Clean Corporation produces cleaning compounds and solutions for industrial and household use. While most
of its products are processed independently, a few are related. Grit 337, a coarse cleaning powder with many
industrial uses, costs P16 a pound to make and sells for P20 a pound. A small portion of the annual production of
this product is retained for further processing in the Mixing Department, where it is combined with several other
ingredients to form a paste, which is marketed as a silver polish selling for P40 per jar. This further processing
requires pound of Grit 337 per jar. Costs of other ingredients, labor, and variable overhead associated with this
further processing amount to P25 per jar. Variable selling costs are P3 per jar. If the decision were made to cease
production of the silver polish, P56,000 of Mixing Department fixed costs could be avoided. Snow Clean has limited
production capacity for Grit 337, but unlimited demand for the cleaning powder.
What is the minimum number of jars of silver polish that would have to be sold to justify further processing of Grit
337.
A. 8,000
C. 7,000
B. 5,600
D. 4,667
Decision
lvii
. Beal Company is starting business and is unsure of whether to sell its product assembled or unassembled. The unit
cost of the unassembled product is P40 and Beal Company would sell it for P90. The cost to assemble the product is
estimated at P18 per unit and Beal Company believes the market would support a price of P116 on the assembled
unit.
What is the correct decision using the sell or process further decision rule?
A. Sell before assembly, the company will be better off by P18 per unit.
B. Sell before assembly, the company will be better off by P26 per unit.
C. Process further, the company will be better off by P26 per unit.
D. Process further, the company will be better off by P8 per unit.
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. Sales of 25,000 units at P7.20 per unit are made monthly. The unit cost is P5.90. Incremental costs
of P1.35 per unit to further process the units will result in the 25,000 units being sold for P8.75
each. Which course of action should the company take?
A. Commit its resources to a different product
B. Sell the units at the current stage of completion
C. Do further processing and sell the units at P8.75
D. Do further processing on only one-half of the units

lix

. Aaron Company produces a product that can be sold for P250,000 at an intermediate stage. If
Aaron finishes the product, they will incur P75,000 of additional material costs and another
P15,000 in labor and overhead costs. When finished, Aaron will be able to sell the product for
P350,000.
Which of the following answers is correct?
A. Sell now
B. Finish the product because profits will increase by P25,000
C. Finish the product because profits will increase by P12,500
D. Finish the product because profits will increase by P10,000

Effect of decision
lx
. Ottawa Corporation produces two products from a joint process. Information about the two joint
products follows:
Product X
Product Y
Anticipated production
2,000 lbs
4,000 lbs
Selling price per pound at split-off
P30
P16
Additional processing costs/pound after split-off
P15
P30
(all variable)
Selling price/pound after further processing
P40
P50
The joint cost is P85,000. Ottawa currently sells both products at the split-off point. If Ottawa
makes decision which maximizes profit, its profit will increase by
A. P16,000
C. P 4,000
B. P50,000
D. P10,000
lxi

. The cost to manufacture an unfinished unit is P40 (P30 variable and P10 fixed). The selling price
per unit is P50. The company has unused production capacity and has determined that units could
be finished and sold for P65 with an increase in variable costs of 40%. What is the additional net
income per unit to be gained by finishing the unit?
A. P 3
C. P10
B. P15
D. P12

Incremental Analysis
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Total processing cost


lxii

. Matador Manufacturing schedules a weekly production of 15,000 units of Product M and 30,000
units of N for which P800,000 common variable costs are incurred. These two products can be
sold as is or processed further. Further processing of either product does not delay the
production of subsequent batches of the joint products. Below are some of the information:
M
N
Unit selling price without further processing
P25
P19
Unit selling price with further processing
P31
P23
Total separate weekly variable costs of further processing
P100,000
P110,000
To maximize Matadors manufacturing contribution margin, the total separate variable costs of further processing that
should be incurred each week are
A. P105,000
C. P110,000
B. P100,000
D. P210,000

Keep-or-drop decision
Analysis
lxiii
. A company is deciding whether or not to eliminate a segment of its business. The segment generates total sales of
P104,000, its direct expenses are P22,000, and its indirect expenses are P26,000. Its cost of goods sold is P64,000.
Six thousand pesos of the direct expenses and P8,000 of its indirect expenses are avoidable expenses. Which of the
following is not true?
A. This segment has a net loss of P8,000.
B. This segment's revenue is greater than its avoidable costs.
C. This segment is a good candidate for elimination.
D. This segment's avoidable costs are greater than unavoidable costs.
Effect of drop decision
lxiv
. Banahaw Company plans to discontinue a department that has a contribution margin of P240,000 and P480,000 in
fixed costs. Of the fixed costs, P210,000 can be avoided. The effect of this discontinuance on Banahaws overall net
operating income would be a(an)
A. decrease of P30,000
C. increase of P30,000
B. decrease of P10,000
D. increase of P10,000
lxv

. Mina Co. mines three products. Gold Ore sells for P1,000,000 per ton, variable costs are P600,000 per ton, and
fixed mining costs are P6,000,000. The segment margin for 2007 was P1,200,000. The management of Mina Co.
was considering dropping the mining of Gold Ore. Only one-half of the fixed expenses are direct and would be
eliminated if the segment was dropped. If Gold Ore were dropped, net income for Mina Co. would
A. Increase by P2,000,000
C. Decrease by P2,000,000
B. Increase by P1,200,000
D. Decrease by P1,200,000
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. Agimat Company plans to discontinue a segment with a P32,000 segment margin. Common
expenses allocated to the segment amounted to P45,000, of which P20,000 cannot be eliminated if
the segment were closed. The effect of closing down the segment on Agimat Companys before
tax profit would be
A. P12,000 decrease
C. P12,000 increase
B. P 7,000 decrease
D. P 7,000 increase

Shutdown point
lxvii
. Bulusan Company normally produces and sells 30,000 units of E14 each month. E14 is a small
electrical relay used in the automotive industry as a component part in various products. The
selling price is P22 per unit, variable costs are P14 per unit, fixed manufacturing overhead costs
total P150,000 per month, and fixed selling costs total P30,000 per month.
Employment-contract strikes in the companies that purchase the bulk of the E14 have caused
Bulusan Companys sales to temporarily drop to only 9,000 units per month. Bulusan Company
estimates that the strikes will last for about two months, after which time sales of E14 should return
to normal. Due to the current low level of sales, however, Bulusan Company is thinking about
closing down its own plant during the two months that the strikes are on. If Bulusan Company
does close down its plant, it is estimated that fixed manufacturing overhead costs can be reduced
to P105,000 per month and that fixed selling costs can be reduced by 10%. Start-up costs at the
end of the shutdown period would total P8,000. Since Bulusan Company uses just-in-time
production method, no inventories are on hand.
At what level of unit sales for the two-month period should Bulusan Company be indifferent
between temporarily closing the plant or keeping it open?
A. 11,000
C. 10,000
B. 24,125
D. 8,000
Equipment replacement
lxviii
. MNL Company has an opportunity to acquire a new machine to replace one of its present
machines. The new machine would cost P90,000, have a 5-year life and no estimated salvage
value. Variable operating costs would be P100,000 per year. The present machine has a book
value of P50,000 and a remaining life of 5 years. Its disposal value now is P5,000, but it would be
zero after 5 years. Variable operating costs would be P125,000 per year. Ignore income taxes.
Considering the 5 years in total, what would be the difference in profit before income taxes by
acquiring the new machine as opposed to retaining the present one?
A. P10,000 decrease
C. P35,000 increase
B. P15,000 decrease
D. P40,000 increase

Incremental Analysis

Lease
lxix
. Darren Co. is considering disposing an equipment that costs P50,000 and has P40,000 of accumulated depreciation
to date. Darren Co. can sell the equipment through a broker for P25,000 less 5% commission. Alternatively, Minton
Co. has offered to lease the equipment for five years for a total of P48,750. Darren will incur repair, insurance, and
property tax expenses estimated at P10,000. At lease-end, the equipment is expected to have no residual value. The
net differential income from the lease alternative is:
A. P15,000.
C. P25,000.
B. P 5,000.
D. P12,500.
Comprehensive
Questions 70 through 74 are based on the following information:
Adrenal Company has a single product called a CAD. The company normally produces and sells 60,000 CADS each
year at a selling price of P32 per unit. The companys unit costs at this level of activity are given below:
Direct materials
P10.00
Direct labor
4.50
Variable manufacturing overhead
2.30
Fixed manufacturing overhead
5.00
Variable selling expenses
1.20
Fixed selling expenses
3.50
Total cost per unit
P26.50

A. P16.80
B. P18.00
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C. P 4.70
D. P 1.20

. Due to a strike in its suppliers plant, Adrenal Company is unable to purchase more material for the
production of CADS. The strike is expected to last for two months. Adrenal Company has enough
material on hand to continue to operate at 30% of normal levels for the two months. If the plant
were closed, fixed overhead costs would continue at 60% of their normal level during the twomonth period; the fixed selling costs would be reduced by 20% while the plant was closed. How
much is the advantage or disadvantage of closing the plant for the two-month period?
A. Disadvantage, P144,000
C. Disadvantage, P15,000
B. Advantage, P144,000
D. Advantage, P15,000

lxxiv

. An outside manufacturer has offered to produce CADS for Adrenal Company and to ship them
directly to Adrenals customers. If Adrenal Company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to
produce CADS would be idle; however, fixed overhead costs would be reduced by 75% of their
present level. Since the outside manufacturer would pay for all the costs of shipping, the variable
selling costs would be only two-thirds of their present amount. What is the unit cost figure that is
relevant for comparison to whatever quoted price is received from the outside manufacturer?
A. P20.95
C. P20.55
B. P21.35
D. P16.80

lxx

. Assume that Adrenal Company has sufficient capacity to produce 90,000 CADS each year without any increase in
fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The company could increase its sales by 25% above the present 60,000 units
each year if it were willing to increase the fixed selling expenses by P80,000. The increase in income if the
production is increased by 25% is
A. P130,000
C. P 25,000
B. P108,333
D. P 20,800

lxxi

. Assume again that Adrenal Company has sufficient capacity to produce 90,000 CADS each year. A customer in a
foreign market wants to purchase 20,000 CADS. Import duties on the CADS would be P1.70 per unit, and costs for
permits and licenses would be P9,000. The only selling costs that would be associated with the order would be
P3.20 per unit shipping cost. What is the break-even price on this order?
A. P23.35
C. P22.15
B. P28.65
D. P21.70

lxxii

. The company has 1,000 CADS on hand that have some deformities and are therefore considered to be seconds.
Due to the deformities, it will be impossible to sell these units at the normal price through regular distribution
channels. What unit cost figure is relevant for setting a minimum selling price?
29

Question Numbers 75 though 77 are based on the following:


Henderson Equipment Company has produced a pilot run of 50 units of a recently developed cylinder
used in its finished products. The company expects to produce and sell 800 units. The pilot run
required 14.25 direct-labor hours for the 50 cylinders, averaging 0.285 direct-labor hours per cylinder.
Henderson has experienced a significant learning curve on the direct-labor hours needed to produce
new cylinders. As cumulative output doubles, say from 25 to 50 units for example, the average labor
time per unit declines by 20 percent. Past experience indicates that learning tends to cease by the time
800 parts are produced. Hendersons manufacturing costs for cylinders are as follows:
Direct labor
P120.00 per hour
Variable overhead
100.00 per direct labor hour
Fixed overhead
166.00 per direct labor hour
Direct material
40.50 per unit
Henderson has received a quote of P75 per unit from the Leyte Machine Company for the additional
750 cylinders needed. Henderson frequently subcontracts this type of work and has always been
satisfied with the quality of the units produced by Leyte. Recently, Henderson Equipment Company has
been operating at considerably less than full capacity.

Incremental Analysis

lxxv

. How many direct-labor hours are expected to be used for the production of 800 cylinders (including the pilot run)?
A. 93.4 hours
C. 79.1 hours
B. 74.7 hours
D. 67.6 hours

lxxvi

. The production of 800 cylinders, including the pilot run, requires total incremental costs of:
A. P48,834
C. P68,452
B. P49,802
D. P52,948

lxxvii

The following additional information is available regarding CLASPs operations:


1. The sales commission rate on sales of standard models is 2 percent, while the rate on special
orders is 3 percent.

Questions 78 through 81 are based on the following:


CLASP Industries received an order for a piece of special machinery from Tigok Company. Just as CLASP completed the
machine, Tigok declared backruptcy, defaulted on the order, and forfeited the 10 percent deposit paid on the selling price
of P72,500.
CLASPs manufacturing manager identified the costs already incurred in the production of the special machinery for Tigok
as follows:
P16,600
21,400
P10,700
5,350

P2,850
3,300
P6,150

A third alternative for CLASP is to sell the machine as is for a price of P52,000. However, the potential
buyer of the unmodified machine does not want it for 60 days. This buyer has offered a P7,000 down
payment, with the remainder due upon delivery.

. The effect on profit of producing 750 units instead of buying them from Leyte Machine Company a(an)?
A. Increase of P 8,470.
C. Increase of P12,676.
B. Increase of P 7,052.
D. Decrease of P22,560.

Direct material
Direct labor
Manufacturing overhead:
Variable
Fixed
Fixed selling and administrative costs
Total

Direct materials
Direct labor
Total

16,050
5,405
P59,455

2. Normal credit terms for sales of standard models are 2/10, net/30. This means that a customer
receives a 2 percent discount if payment is made within 10 days, and payment is due no later than
30 days after billing. Most customers take the 2 percent discount. Credit terms for a special order
are negotiated with the customer.
3. The allocation rates for manufacturing overhead and fixed selling and administrative costs are as
follows:
Manufacturing costs:
Variable
50% of direct-labor costs
Fixed
25% of direct-labor costs
Fixed selling and administrative costs 10% of the total manufacturing costs
4. Normal time required for rework is one month.
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Another company, Kay Corporation, will buy the special machinery if it is reworked to Kays specifications. CLASP offered
to sell the reworked machinery to Kay as a special order for P68,400. Kay agreed to pay the price when it takes delivery
in two months. The additional identifiable costs to rework the machinery to Kays specifications are as follows:

. How much peso contribution would the sale to Kay Corporation add to CLASP before-tax profit?
A. P53,848
C. P55,900
B. P55,948
D. P 9,300

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Direct materials
Direct labor
Total

. How much peso contribution would the alternative of converting the special machinery to standard
model add to CLASPs before-tax profit?
A. P52,200
C. P52,825
B. P54,475
D. P 7,650

P 6,200
4,200
P10,400

A second alternative available to CLASP is to convert the special machinery to the standard model, which sells for
P62,500. The additional identifiable costs for this conversion are as follows:
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lxxx

. If Kay makes CLASP a counteroffer, what is the lowest price CLASP should accept for the
reworked machinery from Kay?

Incremental Analysis

A. P10,400
B. P12,500
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C. P10,722
D. P12,887

The sales department believes that the monthly demand for the next six months will be as follows:
Product
401
403
405

. How much would the alternative of selling unmodified machinery to the potential buyer contribute to CLASPs beforetax profit?
A. P50,440
C. P49,920
B. P 1,740
D. P49,400

Question Nos. 82 and 85 are based on the following:


Constraint Company manufactures and sells three products, which are manufactured in a factory with four departments.
Both labor and machine time are applied to the products as they pass through each department. The machines and labor
skills required in each department are so specialized that neither machines nor labor can be switched from one
department to another.

Inventory levels are satisfactory and need not be increased or decreased during the next six months.
Unit price and cost data that will be valid for the next six months are as follows:
P R O D U C T S
401
403
Unit costs:
Direct material
Direct labor
Department 1
Department 2
Department 3
Department 4
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Variable selling expenses
Unit selling price

Constraint Companys management is planning its production schedule for the next few months. The planning is
complicated, because there are labor shortages in the community and some machines will be down several months for
repairs.
Management has assembled the following information regarding available machine and labor time by department and the
machine hours and direct-labors required per unit of product. These data should be valid for the next six months.

Monthly Capacity Available


Norman machine capacity in MH
Capacity of machines being repaired
in machine hours
Available machine capacity in MH
Available direct labor hours (DLH)

D E PARTM E NT
1
2
3,500
3,500

3
3,000

4
3,500

( 300)
2,700
2,750

( 200)
3,300
2,600

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( 500)
3,000
3,700

( 400)
3,100
4,500

2
1
1
1
2
2

3
1
2
1
2
2

3
2
2
1

1
2
2
2
1
1

405

P 7

P 13

P 17

12
21
24
9
27
15
3
P196

6
14
-18
20
10
2
P123

12
14
16
9
25
32
4
P167

. Which department has capacity constraint in labor hours?


A. Department 1
C. Department 3
B. Department 2
D. Department 4

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Labor and Machine Specifications per


Unit of Product
Product
Labor and Machine Time
401
Direct labor hours
Machine hours
403
Direct labor hours
Machine hours
405
Direct labor hours
Machine hours

Monthly Unit Sales


500
400
1,000

. The total Machine Hours required by estimated monthly unit sales are:
A. 10,600
C. 11,600
B. 12,100
D. 13,500

lxxxiv

. The total number of labor hours as constraint for a month is:


A. 50
C. 300
B. 750
D. No constraint

lxxxv

. In order to maximize its monthly profit, Constraint Company should produce:

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Incremental Analysis

401
403
405

A.
250
0
1,000

B.
250
400
1,000

C.
500
400
625

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D.
500
0
625

lxxxviii

Question Nos. 86 through 89 are based on the following;


Arnold Syjuco operates a small machine shops. He manufactures one standard product available from many other
similar businesses and he also manufactures products to customer order. Hi accountant prepared the annual income
statement shown below:

Sales
Material
Labor
Depreciation
Power
Rent
Heat and light
Other
Total
Income

Custom Sales
P1,000,000
P 200,000
400,000
126,000
14,000
120,000
12,000
8,000
P 880,000
P 120,000

Standard Sales
P500,000
P160,000
180,000
72,000
8,000
20,000
2,000
18,000
P460,000
P 40,000

. What is the full cost of the special order?


A. P779,000
B. P492,400

Total
P1,500,000
P 360,000
580,000
198,000
22,000
140,000
14,000
26,000
P1,340,000
P 160,000

C. P421,000
D. P651,000

.The amount of opportunity cost of taking the special order is:


A. P183,000
C. P250,000
B. P 71,000
D. P124,600

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. What is the effect on the overall profit if the special order is accepted?
A. P450,000
C. P( 25,000)
B. P( 85,000)
D. P 29,000

Question Nos. 90 through 94 are based on the following:


The Verbatim Corporation, which produces and sells to wholesalers a highly successful line of summer
lotions and insect repellents, has decided to diversify in order to stabilize sales over the year. A natural
area for the company to consider is the production of special lotion and cream to prevent dry and
chapped skin.
After considerable research, a special product line has been developed. However, because of the
conservatism of the company management, Verbatims president has decided to introduce only one of
the new products for this coming rainy season. If the product is a success, further expansion will be
initiated in future years.

The depreciation charges are for machines used in the respective product lines. The power charge is apportioned on the
estimate of power consumed. The rent is for the building space which has been leased for 10 years at P140,000 per
year. The rent and heat and light are apportioned to the product lines based on amount of floor space occupied. All other
costs are current expenses identified with the product line incurring them.

The product selected (called Chaps) is a lip balm that will be sold in a lipstick-type tube. The product
will be sold to wholesalers in boxes of 24 tubes for P800 per box. Because of available capacity, no
additional fixed charges will be incurred to produce the product. However, a P10,000,000 fixed charge
will be absorbed by the new product to allocate a fair share of the companys present fixed costs to it.

A valued custom parts customer has asked Mr. Syjuco to manufacture 5,000 special units for him. Mr. Syjuco is working
at capacity and would have to give up some other business to take this business. He cannot renege on custom orders
already agreed to but he could reduce the output of his standard product by about one-half for one year while producing
the specially requested custom part. The customer is willing to pay P140 for each part. The material cost will be about
P40 per unit and the labor will be P72 per unit. Mr. Syjuco will have to spend P40,000 for a special device which will be
discarded when the job is done.

Using the estimated sales and production of 100,000 boxes of Chaps as the standard volume, the
accounting department has developed the following costs:

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. What is the incremental cost of the special order of 5,000 units?


A. P600,000
C. P779,000
B. P421,000
D. P371,000

Direct labor
Direct materials
Total overhead
Total

P200 per box


300 per box
150 per box
P650 per box

Verbatim has approached a cosmetics manufacturer to discuss the possibility of purchasing the tubes
for Chaps. The purchase price of the empty tubes from the cosmetics manufacturer would be P90 per
24 tubes. If the Verbatim Corporation accepts the purchase proposal, it is estimated that direct labor
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Incremental Analysis

and variable overhead costs would be reduced by 10% and direct material costs would be reduced by 20%.

Unless otherwise stated, assume there is no connection between the situations described in the
questions; each is to be treated independently. Unless otherwise stated, a regular selling price of
P7,400 per unit should be assumed. Ignore income taxes and other costs that are not mentioned in the
cost schedule or in a question itself.

xc

. What is the variable overhead rate per box of Chaps?


A. P100
C. P 50
B. P150
D. P200

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. What is the material cost per box of Chaps saved by purchasing them?
A. P300
C. P 60
B. P240
D. P 30

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. How much would it cost Verbatim to produce the tubes per box?
A. P 60
C. P 90
B. P 85
D. P120

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. How much would Verbatim incur by making 125,000 boxes, assuming that additional equipment, at an annual rental
of P1,000,000, must be acquired to produce this volume?
A. P10,625,000
C. P11,250,000
B. P11,625,000
D. P12,500,000

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. Referring to Question No. 93, what is the impact on its profit if Verbatim were to buy 125,000 boxes?
A. Additional profit of P1,000,000.
C. Additional profit of P375,000.
B. Additional profit of P1,250,000.
D. Decrease in profit of P625,000.

Question Nos. 95 through 101 are based on the following:


Medical Supply Company produced hydraulic hoists that were used by hospitals to move bedridden patients. The costs
of manufacturing and marketing hydraulic hoists at the companys normal volume of 3,000 units per month are show
below:
Unit manufacturing costs:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Unit marketing costs:
Variable
Fixed
Total unit costs

. What is the monthly breakeven units for Medical Supply Company?


A. 2,000
C. 1,950
B. 2,689
D. 2,614
. Market research estimates that volume could be increased to 3,500 units, which is well within hoist
production capacity limitations, if the price were ct from P7,400 to P6,500 per unit. Assuming the
cost behavior patterns implied by the data in the cost schedule is correct, would you recommend
this action be taken?
A. Yes, because the profit will increase by P1,500,000.
B. Yes, because the profit will increase by P 200,000.
C. No, because the profit will decrease by P1,200,000.
D. No, because the profit will decrease by P2,400,000.

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. On March 1, a contract offer is made to Medical Supply Company by the Veterans Hospital to
supply 500 units for delivery by March 31. Because of an unusually large number of rush orders
form their regular customers. Medical Supply plans to produce 4,000 units during March, which will
use all available capacity. If the Veterans Hospitals order is accepted, 500 units normally sold to
regular customers would be lost to a competitor. The contract given by the hospital would
reimburse the Veterans Hospitals share of March manufacturing costs, plus pay a fixed fee (profit)
of P500,000. (There would be no variable marketing costs incurred on the hospitals unit.) What
impact would accepting the Veterans Hospital contract have on March income?
A. P 1,100,000
C. P(1,350,000)
B. P( 850,000)
D. P 500,000

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P1,000
1,500
500
1,200
500
1,400

P4,200
1,900
P6,100
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. Medical Supply Company has an opportunity to enter a foreign market in which price competition is
keen. An attraction of the foreign market is that demand there is greatest when demand in the
domestic market is quite low; thus idle production facilities could be used without affecting domestic
business.
An order for 1,000 units is being sought at a below-normal price in order to enter this market.
Shipping costs for this order will amount to P750 per unit, while total costs of obtaining the contract
(marketing costs) will be P40,000. No other variable marketing costs would be required on this
order. Domestic business would be unaffected by this order. What is the minimum unit price
should Medical Supply Company consider for this order of 1,000 units?
A. P3,750
C. P3,790

Incremental Analysis

B. P3,000

D. P4,290

In order to prepare the bid for the 800,000 blankets, Andrea Lighter, cost accountant, has gathered the
following information about the cost associated with the production of the blankets.

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. An inventory of 230 units of an obsolete model of the hoist remains in the stockroom. These must be sold through
regular channels at reduced prices, or the inventory will soon be valueless. What is the minimum price that would be
acceptable in selling these units?
A. P3,500
C. P3,000
B. P4,200
D. P 500

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A proposal is received from an outside contractor who will make and ship 1,000 hydraulic hoist units per month
directly to Medical Supplys customers as orders are received from Medical Supplys sales staff. Medical Supplys
fixed marketing costs would be unaffected, but its variable marketing costs would be cut by 20 percent for these
1,000 units produced by the contractor. Medical Supplys plant would operate at two thirds of its normal level, and
total allocated fixed manufacturing costs for these 1,000 units would be cut by 30 percent. What in-house unit cost
should be used to compare with the quotation received from the supplier?
A. P 3,760
C. P 4,240
B. P 3,000
D. P 3,460
Assume the same facts as in requirement No. 101 except that the idle facilities would be used to produce 800
modified hydraulic hoists per month for us in hospital operating rooms. These modified hoists could be sold for
P9,000 each, while the costs of production would be P5,500 per unit variable manufacturing expense. Variable
marketing costs would be P1,000 per unit. Fixed marketing and manufacturing costs would be unchanged whether
the original 3,000 regular units hoists were manufactured or the mix of 2,000 regular hoists plus 800 modified hoists
were produced. What is the maximum purchase price per unit that Medical Supply should be willing to pay the
outside contractor?
A. P 5,100
C. P 5,500
B. P 3,100
D. P 5,600

Question Nos. 102 and 103 are based on the following:


Marcus Fibers, Inc., specializes in the manufacturing of synthetic fibers that the company uses in many products such as
blankets, coats, and uniforms for police and firefighters. Marcus has been in business since 1975 and has been profitable
every year since 1983. The company uses a standard cost system and applies overhead on the basis of direct labor
hours.
Marcus has recently received a request to bid on the manufacture of 800,000 blankets scheduled for delivery to several
military bases. The bid must be started at full cost per unit plus a return on full cost of no more than 9 percent after
income taxes. Full cost has been defined as including all variable costs of manufacturing the product, a reasonable
amount of fixed overhead, and reasonable incremental administrative costs associated with the manufacture and sale of
the product. The contractor has indicated that bids in excess of P25 per blankets are not likely to be considered.
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Direct material
Direct labor
Direct machine costs*
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Incremental administrative costs
Special fee**
Material usage
Production rate
Effective tax rate
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P 1.50 per pound of fibers


P 7.00 per hour
P10,00 per blanket
P 3.00 per direct labor hour
P 8.00 per direct labor hour
P2,500 per 1,000 blankets
P 0.50 per blanket
6 pounds per blanket
4 blankets per DLH
40%

. The minimum price per blanket that Marcus Fibers, Inc., could bid without reducing the companys
net income is
A. P24.00
C. P50.25
B. P21.50
D. P40.25

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. Using the full-cost criteria and the maximum allowable return specified, Marcus Fibers bid price
per blanket would be:
A. P24.00
C. P26.00
B. P29.90
D. P27.90

ANSWER EXPLANATIONS

Answer: C
Cost of alternative selected
Cost of alternative rejected
Incremental cost

P800,000
650,000
P150,000

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. Answer: A
The company needs to purchase 55,000 units earlier than their scheduled 5,000-unit monthly purchase. Hence, the
average investment for the inventory is (55,000 x P60 2) or P1,650,000. The opportunity cost is P132,000 or
(P1,650,000 x 0.08).

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Answer: A
Additional revenue after rework (24,000(12 4)
Less Additional cost (24,000 x 2)
Additional profit

P192,000
48,000
P144,000

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. Answer: B
The only relevant out-of pocket cost is the variable selling expense which is P40. The sale thru the regular channels
involves an opportunity cost of P140.
Variable selling expense (40% x 100)
40
Opportunity cost
140
Total
180

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Answer: C
Regular variable cost
Overtime premium
Relevant cost per unit
Answer: B
Full cost
Fixed overhead
Relevant unit cost

P8.00
1.50
P9.50

(180,000/9,000)

50.00
20.00
30.00

Answer: C
Cost of 1,000 kg at latest price (1,000 x 8.70)
Add excess price include on the remaining 4,000 kg. 4,000 x (8.70 8.30)
Relevant cost

8,700
1,600
10,300

Answer: B
Direct materials (2,000 @ 10)
Direct labor (2,000 @ 12)
Variable overhead (2,000 @ 6)
Increase in variable cost due to overtime (2,000 @ 14)
Incremental cost

20,000
24,000
12,000
28,000
84,000

Answer: B
Variable costs
Additional fixed costs
Minimum bid price
Answer: B
Direct material
Direct labor
Variable selling expenses
Total
Add Profit per unit
Selling price

P56,250
13,750
P70,000
(360,000 24,000)
(540,000 24,000)
(84,000 24,000)
(22,500 1,500)

Answer: B
Relevant cost to make and sell:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable OH
Reduced selling expenses (30 x 0.06)
Addl fixed cost (20,000 5,000)
Minimum selling price

P15.00
22.50
3.50
P41.00
15.00
P56.00

39
6
8
18
4
75

. Answer: B
The company has no existing capacity. The minimum selling price for this special sales should equal the regular selling
price plus additional expenses.

Regular selling price


Additional expenses
Minimum selling price
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P18
1
P19

Answer: A
Direct materials
20.00
Direct labor
15.00
Variable overhead
12.00
Variable shipping and handling
3.00
Lost contribution margin LB46 (10,000 1,000)
10.00
Minimum price
60.00
The lost contribution margin on regular sale is relevant because the company is operating at capacity. In a special sale
wherein the company has to give up some of its regular units, the relevant costs consist of incremental costs plus any
opportunity costs.
Answer: D
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Variable selling expense
Additional profit (40,000/5,000)
Required selling price

4.50
10.00
3.00
1.00
8.00
26.50

. Answer: C
The maximum number of units in regular sales that Benjing could afford to lose equals the quantity that provides regular
contribution margin that matches the contribution margin provided by special sale.
Contribution margin from special sale 1,000 (14 8)
6,000
Divided by regularCM
(20 8)
12
Maximum Number of units
500
To illustrate the solution:
Contribution margin from special sale
Less Decrease in regular sales contribution margin (500 x 12)
Effect on profit

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6,000
6,000
NIL

Answer: B
The maximum decrease in regular sale = Contribution margin from special sale/Unit contribution margin on regular
sale
(400 x 0.20) (2.00 -1.50) = 160

Answer: A
Total contribution margin from special sale(15,000 x P5.50)
P82,500
Less Additional fixed costs
30,000
Profit from special sale
P52,500
Less Decrease in contribution margin on regular
Sale
2,000(P39 P22.50)
33,000
Additional profit
P19,500
Please refer to Solution for Number regarding details of contribution margin per unit.
Answer: C
Selling price
Relevant cost per unit:
Regular cost per unit
Less: Commission
Fixed overhead (P3 x 2/3)
Net amount
Incremental fixed cost (P150 300)
Advantage per unit, Buy
Number of units
Increase in profit

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. Answer: D
Additional profit: 3,000 x (70 50) = 60,000

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Answer: A
Special price
Relevant cost:
Direct materials
Direct labor

P6.00
P7.50
P0.75
2.00

(2.75)
P4.75
0.50

5.25
P0.75
300
P 225

32
4
12

Variable overhead
Unit contribution margin
Units ordered
Additional profit
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Answer: A
Sales
Less: Variable production cost
Additional Fixed cost
Labeling cost
Profit

22
10
2,000
20,000
60,000

(1,500 x 30)
(1,500 x 2.50)

45,000
5,000
3,750

53,750
6.250

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. Answer: B
The minimum selling price should equal the relevant cost to produce and sell a unit of product.
Direct materials
P50
Direct labor
20
Variable overhead (P10 x 0.2)
2
Selling expense (P15 x 0.4)
6
Minimum selling price
P78

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. Answer: C
The company has no excess capacity to be devoted to the production of additional units for special sale. In a special
sale decision where there is no excess capacity, the minimum selling price must be equal to the market price less any
avoidable expenses.
Selling price
P100
Less Avoidable selling expense (P15 x 0.4)
6
Minimum selling price
P 94

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. Answer: D
The book value of the old equipment is a sunk cost and therefore not a relevant one. Also, the related cost on
outstanding note are irrelevant. They are not affected by a decision.

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Answer: D
Relevant Costs
BetaZetaDirect materials 4.00 80.00Direct labor10.00 47.00Factory overhead 40% 16.00 8.00Relevant Unit
costP30.00135.00
. Answer: C
Direct material
2.00
Direct labor
2.40
Variable overhead
1.60
Avoidable marketing cost (0.7 x 2.50)
1.75
Relevant cost Make
7.75
The maximum purchase price, if ever the company has to decide buying the product, is P6.75. Any amount higher than
P6.75 will necessarily increase the unit cost of the product.
.

Answer: B
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed overhead
Total relevant cost to make

64,000
16,000
8,000
6,000
94,000

Answer: D
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Additional contribution margin
Total relevant cost to make

64,000
16,000
8,000
16,000
104,000

Answer: B
Variable cost to make parts
Cost buy
Cost savings Make decision
Answer: A
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed overhead

(30,000 x 12)
(30,000 x 15)

360,000
450,000
90,000
80,000
13,000
40,000
4,000

Relevant cost make


Purchase price
Advantage Make
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Answer: A
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Total variable cost
Less Purchase cost
Avoidable fixed cost
Add unavoidable FC
Total fixed overhead

137,000
145,000
8,000
64,000
16,000
8,000
88,000
104,000
16,000
5,000
21,000

Answer: B
Purchase cost (2,000 x P15)
Relevant cost to make:
Variable cost (2,000 x P16) 8,000
Avoidable fixed cost (8,000 x 0.25)
Additional cost Buy (Decrease in profit)

P30,000
P24,000
2,000

Alternative computation for relevant cost to make:


Total cost (2,000 x P16)
Less unavoidable fixed cost (8,000 x 0.75)
Relevant cost to make
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Answer: C
Cost of purchase (2,000 x P15)
Relevant cost make:
Variable cost (2,000 x P16) P8,000
Avoidable fixed cost (P8,000 x 0.25)
Opportunity cost rent
Cost savings Buy (increase in profit)

Answer: B
Direct material
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed cost
Total relevant costs - Make
Purchase cost
Add net savings
Total
Less: Cost to make
Opportunity cost

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P32,000
6,000
P26,000
P30,000
P24,000
2,000
6,000

Answer: C
Relevant costs to make
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Supervisors salary
Opportunity costs, rent
Total
Relevant cost to buy
(15,000 x P20)
Advantage - Buy
If the company would purchase the units, it would save P20,000.
Answer: B
Cost of ink cartridges
(5,000 x P15)
Less: Relevant cost to produce
(5,000 x P8)
Additional cost if ink cartridges are purchased

26,000
P 4,000

32,000
P( 2,000)

P 90,000
120,000
15,000
30,000
65,000
320,000
300.000
P 20,000

P75,000
40,000
P35,000

(20,000 @ 6)
(20,000 @30)
(20,000 @ 120
(20,000 @ 9)

120,000
600,000
240,000
180,000
1,140,000

(20,000 @ 60)

1,200,000
25,000
1,225,000
1,140,000
85,000

Answer: A
Purchase price
Handling cost (20% x P15,000)
Total
Cost to make (21,200 8,000)*
Increase in unit cost if goods are purchased

15,000
3,000
18,000
13,200
4,800

*Fixed OH (12,000 x 2 3) = 8,000


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Answer: A
Cost to make:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed OH
Relevant cost
Purchase costs
Decrease in profit in profit

P10,000
5,000
5,000
6,000
P26,000
30,000
P 4,000

(20% x 30,000)
(1,000 @ 30)

Answer: B
Relevant costs to make per unit:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Relevant cost to make
Purchase price per unit
Increase in per unit cost if purchased

6.00
4.00
1.00
11.00
12.50
1.50

Answer: A
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed overhead (30,000 x 0.2)
Total relevant cost
Purchase cost
Additional cost if purchased

10,000
5,000
5,000
6,000
26,000
30,000
4,000

Answer: C
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed cost
Total per unit
Number of unit
Total
Add savings from the manufacture of other product
Total relevant cost make
Total purchase cost (10,000 x 30)
Advantage Buy

3.00
15.00
6.00
3.00
27.00
x10,000
270,000
45,000
315,000
300,000
15,000

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. Answer: D
Though the problem deals with transfer of goods from one division to another division, the solution focuses on make on
buy decision approach.
Purchase price, outside supplier
1.25
Variable cost to make
(10,000 10,000)
1.00
Additional unit cost to the company
0.25
Units to be purchased
10,000
Decrease in Danas profit if goods are purchased
2,500

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Answer: C
Total purchase cost (5,000 x 7.75)
Less Relevant cost to make
Direct materials @ 2.5
Direct labor @ 3.5
Variable overhead @ 1.5
Avoidable fixed cost @ 0.5
Opportunity cost
Net saving purchase

38,750
12,500
17,500
7,500
2,500
6,000

. Answer: D
The solution is made in equation form, using y = a + bx for 2 alternatives:
Let x = indifference point in units
Make:
y = 150,000 + 11x
Buy:
y = 60,000 + 12.875x
150,000 + 11x = 60,000 + 12.875x
1.875x = 60,000

46,000
(7,250)

x = 48,000
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Answer: C
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed overhead
Total relevant cost

80,000
13,000
40,000
20,000
153,000

Answer: B

SodaLemomadeSelling

price6.005.00Variable
cost
1.501.00Contribution
margin4.504.00Processing
hours34CM/Hr1.501.00For the Lemonade to be as profitable as Soda, its contribution margin per hour should be P1.50.
Therefore the required selling price for Lemonade is P7, calculated as:
Contribution margin per unit (4 hours x P1.50)
Variable cost per unit
Selling price

P6.00
1.00
P7.00

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. Answer: C
Product B has a greater contribution margin per unit (P15 - P12 = P3) than Product A (P12 - P10 = P2). The company
should produce the maximum units it can sell of Product B (250,000) and use the rest of the machine hour capacity to
produce 100,000 units of Product A.

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Answer: D
Production order: Y, X
Product X:
Product Y:
Total capacity MH
Machine hours devoted to Product Y (8,000 x 3)
Hours available to X
Production of X: 18,000 6 = 3,000

60 6 = 10
42 3 = 14
42,000
24,000
18,000

Answer: B
Production order:
BlenderElectric MixerPurchase price 20 38Variable cost to make: Direct materials 6 11 Direct materials 4 9 Overhead
*(16 10) @ 6 12 Total( 16) (32)Additional cost if purchased 4 6Additional cost per hour (Blender, 1 hr; Mixer 2 hours)
4
3
Since it will cost Mary P4 per hour to buy Blender and only P3 if Electric Mixer is purchased, it will produce all of
Blenders requirement and just purchase units of electric mixer that cannot be accommodated by the remaining capacity.
Product:
Blender
Electric Mixer [50,000 (20,000 @ 1)] 2
Purchase:
Electric Mixer (28,000 15,000)
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Answer: A
CM Product A
CM Product B
Difference in contribution margin

36/2 x 1,000
45/3 x 1,000

20,000
15,000
13,000
18,000
15,000
3,000

Answer: A
Based on DLH

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ProductsUCMDLH/unitCM/DLHPriorityA91.09.01STB101.56.672ndC82.04.003rd
Based on MH
ProductsUCMMH/unitCM/MHPriorityA94.52.03rdB1025.01stC82.53.22nd
. Answer: D
PlasticMetalRC make 11.00 13.00RC Buy 15.50 17.50Additional Cost-Buy 4.50 4.50Hours required/unit 3
4.5Additional cost /hr. 1.50
1.0Priority 1st
2ndCapacity (machine hours) 48,000MH used - Plastic (7,000 x 3)
21,000Available MH to Metal27,000MH used - Metal (6,000 x 4.50) (27,000)Purchase of Metal (11,000 6,000) 5,000
. Answer: A
HomeDeluxeProSelling price586580Direct materials(16)(20)(19)Direct labor(10)(15)(20)Variable overhead( 8)(12)
(16)CM/unit241825Processing hour(s) 1 1.5
2CM/DLH2412 12.50Profitability rank1st3rd2nd
. Answer: B
Unit contribution margin:
Product A
P12 P10
P2
Product B
P15 P12
P3

Contribution margin per hour:


Product A
Product B

P2 0.8
P3 1.25

P2.50
P2.40

Total capacity in hours


Less hours used by Product A 200,000 x 0.8
Available hours for production of Product B
Less hours by Product B 152,000 x 1.25
Number of units to be produced:
Product A
Product B

350,000
(160,000)
190,000
(190.000)
200,000
152,000

Product A has higher contribution margin per hour. The company should produce the maximum units it can sell of
Product A and use the rest of the machine hour capacity to produce units of Product A in order to maximize its profit.
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Answer: B
CM per hour:
Product X: 50/5
Product Y: 64/8
The 20,000 hours (0.8 x 25,000) will be devoted to the production of X.
Total contribution margin:
(20,000 x 10) + (5,000 x 8)
Answer: A
Selling price per unit silver polish
Less variable costs:
Grit 337
(P20 4)
Ingredients, direct labor and variable OH
Variable selling costs
Contribution margin per unit

10
8
240,000
P40

P 5
25
3

Minimum number of jars of silver polish to be produced:


Avoidable fixed costs Contribution margin per jar P56,000 P7

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P 7
8,000

The solution used the selling price of P20 as cost of Grit337 because there was unlimited demand for the cleaning
powder. If, however, the demand for the cleaning powder is limited, the recommended solution would use P16 as the
cost of Grit 337.
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116 90

26
18
8

Answer: C
Selling price after further processing
P8.75
Selling price if not processed further
7.20
Additional sales per unit
1.55
Number of units
25,000
Additional total sales
P38,750
Less additional processing costs
33,750
Increase in profit if the product is processed
P 5,000
Because further processing will provide more profit per unit, the company should process further.

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Answer: D
Increase in selling price
Additional processing cost
Addition profit per unit

Answer: D
Additional sales
Additional costs
Additional profit

(350,000 250,000)
(75,000 + 15,000)

P100,000
90,000
P 10,000

Answer: A
XYAdditional sales value1034Additional processing costs1530Incremental (decremental) profit per unit(5) 4If Product Y
is processed further, profit will increase by P16,000 (4,000 x 4).
Answer: A
Additional Sales Price
Additional Cost
Additional profit

(65 50)
(30 x 40%)

15.00
12.00
3.00

. Answer: C
Product to be processed further:Prod MProd NFinal selling price3123Selling price at split-off point2519Increase in selling
price64Units15,00030,000Total increase in sales90,000120,000Additional processing costs100,000110,000Increase

(decrease) in profit(10,000)10,000
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Answer: C
Revenues
P104,000
Avoidable costs:
Cost of goods sold
P 64,000
Avoidable expenses (P6,000 + P8,000)
14,000
78,000
Segment margin
P 26,000
A segment is a potential candidate for elimination if its revenues are less than its avoidable costs. This is not the case for
this segment. The company will lose P26,000 of income if this segment is eliminated.
Answer: A
Avoidable fixed cost (benefit)
Lost contribution margin
Decrease in profit

210,000
240,000
30,000

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. Answer: D
The question did not require any computation. If Mina Co. drops the Gold Ore, it will lose the segment margin of
P1,200,000, a decrease in Mina Co.s income. The amount of direct fixed expenses that would be eliminated were
previously deducted from contribution margin, and therefore, not considered in the determination of the effect on
income.

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Answer: B
Avoidable common expenses (45,000 20,000)
Segment margin lost
Decrease in profit

Answer: A
Avoidable fixed expenses:
Manufacturing
(150,000 105,000) 2
90,000
Selling
(30,000 x 0.10 x 2)
6,000
Start up cost (additional fixed expense
( 8,000)
Net avoidable costs
88,000
Indifference point
88,000 (22-14)
11,000 units
At 11,000 unit level (2 months), the contribution margin equals the avoidable costs.

Answer: D
Total Savings 5 year (125,000 100,000 ) 5
Less:
Additional depreciation
(90,000 50,000)
Loss on sale of old machine
(5,000 50,000)
Increase in profit

125,000
(40,000)
(45,000)
40,000

Answer: A
Lease arrangement:
Rental income (5 years)
Cost of repairs, insurance and property taxes
Net income

48,000
10,000
38,750

Sale arrangement:
Net proceeds (25,000 x 0.95)
Differential income lease

23,750
15,000

Answer: A
Additional contribution (60,000 x 0.25 x 14)
Additional fixed selling costs
Additional profit
Selling price
Variable expenses:
Materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Variable selling costs
Unit contribution margin

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P 25,000
32,000
P (7,000)

Answer: C
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable OH

210,000
80,000
130,000
32.00
10.00
4.50
2.30
1.20

18.00
14.00
10.00
4.50
2.30

Variable selling cost


Import duties
Permits and licenses (9,000 20,000)
Minimum selling price

3.20
1.70
0.45
22.15

Import duties are assumed to be paid by Adrenal Company because of the nature of the sale.
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. Answer: D
The relevant cost in selling the units on hand (inferior quality) is P1.20, the variable selling costs the production costs,
though variable, are considered irrelevant because they are historical (sunk) costs.

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Answer: C
Avoidable fixed costs:
Manufacturing (0.40 x 50,000)
Selling (35,000 x 0.20)
Total

20,000
7,000
27,000

Contribution margin if the company has to operate (60,000 6 x 0.30 x 14)


Disadvantage, closing the plant
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Answer: A
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed overhead (0.75 x 5)
Avoidable variable expense (1.20 x 1 3)
Relevant cost Make

42,000
(15,000)
10.00
4.50
2.30
3.75
0.40
20.95

Answer: A
Batch (each 50 units)Cum Ave. Hrs114.25211.4049.1287.296165.8368
Total Hours required: 16 x 5.8368 = 93.4

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Answer: D
Materials (800 x 40.50)
Direct labor (93.40 x 120)
Variable OH (93.40 x 100)
Total

32,400
11,208
9,340
52,948

Answer: A
Production cost 750 units:
Materials (750 x 40.00)
Direct labor (93.40 14.25) 120
VOH (93.40 14.25) 100
Total
Purchase cost (750 x 75)
Advantage make
Answer: A
Sales price to Kay Corp.
Rework costs:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable OH (4200 x 50%)
Commission (68,400 x 0.03)
Before tax peso contribution
Answer: A
Regular price
Deduct:
2% commission (62,500 x 0.02)
Sales discount (62,500 x 0.02)
Net price
Less additional conversion costs:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable OH - 50%
Net before tax contribution

30,375
9,498
7,915
47,780
56,250
8,470
68,400
6,200
4,200
2,100

(12,500)
( 2,052)
53.848
62,500

1,250
1,250
2,850
3,300
1,650

2,500
60,000

7,800
52,200

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Answer: D
Cost of rework
Direct labor
Variable OH (4,200 x 0.50)
Total
Commission [0.03 (12,500 0.97)]
Total

6,200
4,200
2,100
12,500
387
12,887

Answer: A
Sales price
Less: Commission (52,200 x 0.03)
Net contribution

52,000
1,560
50,440

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. Answer: C
Department 3 has constraint in labor hours of 750.
Dept. 1Dept. 2Dept. 3Dept. 4Available DLH3,7004,5002,7502,600DLH required4011,0001,5001,500 500402 400 800 -8004032,0002,0002,0001,000 Total3,4004,3003,5002,300Excess (Constraint) 300 200( 750) 300
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. Answer: A
The available machine hours are sufficient to produce the estimated monthly sales. The schedule for monthly
production should consider maximizing the use of available direct labor hours in Department 3 because it is the only one
with constraint.
Dept. 1Dept. 2Dept. 3Dept. 4Available MH3,0003,1002,7003,300MH required401 500 5001,0001,000402 400 400 -8004032,0002,000 1,0001,000 Total2,9002,9002,0002,800Excess (Constraint) 100 200 700 500
Total machine hours required by monthly unit sales: (2,900 + 2,900 + 2,000 + 2,800) 10,600
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. Answer: B
The table showing the comparison of available hours and required hours to produce all the required units in number 82
indicated that Department 3 is short by 750 hours. Any excess direct labor hours in the other departments cannot be
switched to Department 3.

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. Answer: B
The production plan that will maximize monthly profit should be based on the profitability of the three products in terms
of the use of direct labor hours in Department 3.
P R O D U C T S401403405Selling price per unitP196P123P167Variable unit costsDirect material71317Direct
labor663851Variable overhead272025Selling expenses324 Total variable cost1037397Unit contribution marginP 93P
50P 70No. of DLH required Dept 33-2Contribution margin per DLHP 31-P 35Based on the above schedule, Product
405 is more profitable per hour than Product 401s and, therefore, all of the units required for Product 405 should be
produced. Product 403 would not use any direct labor hours in Department 3 and so all of the required units for Product
403 can be produced.
Available direct labor hours Department 3

2,750

Hours used by Product 405


Available hours for Product 401

1,000 x 2

2,000
750

Production units Product 401

250 x 3

750

Production:
Product 401
Product 403
Product 405

250
400
1,000

Alternative Solution:
Since Product 401 is the less profitable per DLH, Product 403 and 405 will be produced in full and Product 401 will be
partially produced.
Total required units, Product 401
Equivalent units based on constraint 750 3
Production of Product 401

500
250
250

Alternative question: What is the maximum monthly contribution margin that Constraint Company can earn?
Product 401
250 @ P93
P 23,250
Product 403
400 @ P50
20,000
Product 405
1,000 @ P70
70,000
Total contribution margin
P113,250
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Answer: B
Costs incurred to make the order:

Material (5,000 x 40)


Labor (5,000 x 72)
Incremental fixed cost (special device)
Costs to be incurred

P200,000
360,000
40,000
P600,000

Decrease in costs for standard products:


Material (0.5 x 160,000)
Labor (0.5 x P180,000)
Other (0.5 x P18,000
Decrease in costs
Net incremental costs

P 80,000
90,000
9,000
P179,000
P421,000

The amounts for depreciation, rent, and heat and light are assumed to be not affected by the special order. There is no
information provided as to how power cost was exactly incurred.
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Answer: D
Costs to be incurred for special order
P600,000
Fixed costs:
Depreciation
(0.5 x 72,000)
P36,000
Power
(0.5 x 8,000)
4,000
Rent
(0.5 x 20,000)
10,000
Heat and Light
(0.5 x 2,000)
1,000
51,000
Total cost
P651,000
The amount of fixed costs allocated to special order would be the costs that should have been assigned to the
standard sales that would be cancelled.
Answer: B
Decrease in sales of standard products0.50 x 500,000
Less variable costs:
Material (160,000 x 0.5)
Labor (180,000 x 0.5)
Other (18,000 x 0.5)
Opportunity costs

P250,000
P80,000
90,000
9,000

Answer: D
Special sales (5,000 x 140)
Variable costs
Contribution margin from special sale
Less opportunity costs
Increase in profit
Answer: C
Total overhead rate per box
Less fixed overhead allocated per boxP10,000,000 100,000 boxes
Variable overhead rate per box

179,000
P 71,000
P700,000
600,000
100,000
71,000
P 29,000
P150
100
P 50

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. Answer: C
The cost of materials saved by a decision of purchasing the tubes: is P300 x 0.20 = P 60

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. Answer: B
The relevant cost to make the tubes by Verbatim should equal the amount of cost savings as follows:
Savings on materials
0.2 x P300
P 60
Labor
0.1 x P200
20
Overhead
0.1 x P 50
5
Total savings (relevant cost)
P 85
The maximum amount that Verbatim is willing to pay per box of 24 tubes must be P85.

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Answer: B
Cost of making 125,000 boxes:
Variable costs 125,000 x 85
Additional fixed costs
Total

10,625,000
1,000,000
11,625,000

Answer: C
Total purchase cost 125,000 x 900
Total cost to make 125,000 x 85
Savings if purchased

11,250,000
11,625,000
375,000

Answer: A

Fixed costs:
Manufacturing
Marketing
Total

3,000 x 1,200
3,000 x 1,400

Selling Price
Less Variable costs:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Marketing costs
Total
Unit contribution margin
Breakeven units
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P3,600,000
4,200,000
P7,800,000
P 7,400
P1,000
1,500
500
500
3,500
P 3,900

7,800,000 3,900

2,000 units

. Answer: C
In as much that there would be no change in the amount of fixed costs, the recommended solution was made by just
comparing the amounts of contribution margin based on the revised data and the original information:
Contribution margin based on new estimates 3,500 x (6,500 3,500)
Contribution margin based on current estimates
Decrease 3,000 x (7,400 3,500)
Decrease in profit
Alternative Solution:
Total contribution margin 3,000 x (7,400 3,500)
Less Fixed costs
Current profit
Total contribution margin at reduced price 3,500 x (6,500 3,500)
Less Fixed costs
Revised profit
Current profit
Decrease in profit

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. Answer: C
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Shipping cost
Cost of obtaining the order 40,000 1,000
Minimum selling price

10,500,000
11,700,000
( 1,200,000)
11,700,000
7,800,000
3,900,000
10,500,000
7,800,000
2,700,000
3,900,000
( 1,200,000)

Answer: B
Fixed fee
P 500,000
Fixed overhead reimbursement 500 x 1,200
600,000
Total
1,100,000
Less lost contribution margin on regular customers (500 x 3,900)
1.950,000
Decrease in profit
P( 850,000)
The reimbursement for fixed overhead is an income for Medical Hospital Company because the special order does not
entail additional fixed overhead.
1,000
1,500
500
750
40
3,790

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. Answer: D
All the production costs, both variable and fixed, are no longer relevant because they are sunk costs. To be relevant to a
decision, the cost must be both valid and relevant. Therefore, the only relevant cost is the variable marketing cost,
because if the units will be sold through regular channel, P500 will be incurred.

. Answer: D
The maximum price at which the price charged by the contractor would indifferent
total differential cost or avoidable cost.
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable fixed overhead
1,200 x 0.30
Avoidable variable marketing cost 500 x 0.2
Maximum purchase price

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Answer: A
Direct materials

to the cost to make the hoist is the


1,000
1,500
500
360
100
3,460
1,000

Direct labor
Variable overhead
Avoidable marketing costs
Opportunity cost [800 x (9,000 5,500 1,000)] 1,000
Maximum purchase price

1,500
500
100
2,000
5,100

A better understanding of the solution can be made by drawing a schedule to compute income for this alternative and
compare it with the income shown in solution for Question No. 97 as follows:
ModifiedRegularSales7,200,00022,200,000Variable production costs: In house production
(2,000 x 3,000) 6,000,000
(800 x 5,500)4,400,000 Contractors cost 1,000 x 5,100 5,100,000Variable marketing costs Regular (2,000 x 500) +
(1,000 x 400) 1,400,000 Modified (800 x 1,000) 800,000Fixed costs.
. 7,800,000Profit2,000,0001,900,000
Total profit
(2,000,000 + 1,900,000)
3,900,000
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Answer: A
Direct material (6 lbs. P1.50)
Direct labor (0.25 hr. P7)
Direct machine cost (P10/blanket)
Variable overhead (0.25 hr. P3)
Administrative costs (P2,500/1,000)
Minimum bid price

P9.00
1.75
10.00
0.75
2.50
P24.00

. Answer: B
Using the full-cost criteria and the maximum allowable return specified, Marcus Fibers bid price per blanket would be:
Relevant costs (from Requirement 1)
P24.00
Fixed overhead (0.25 hr. P8)
2.00
Subtotal
P26.00
Allowable return (0.15* P26)
3.90
Bid price
P29.90
*0.09/(1 0.40) = 0.15

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