Special-Order Decision, Traditional Analysis, Qualitative Aspects
Feinan Sports, Inc., manufactures sporting equipment, including weight-lifting gloves. A national sporting goods chain recently submitted a special order for 4,000 pairs of weight-lifting gloves. Feinan Sports was not operating at capacity and could use the extra business. Unfortunately, the order’s offering price of $12.70 per pair was below the cost to produce them. The controller was opposed to taking a loss on the deal. However, the personnel manager argued in favor of accepting the order even though a loss would be incurred; it would avoid the problem of layoffs and would help maintain the community image of the company. The full cost to produce a pair of weight-lifting gloves is presented below.
Direct materials | $7.40 |
Direct labor | 3.80 |
Variable overhead | 1.60 |
Fixed overhead | 3.10 |
Total | $15.90 |
No variable selling or administrative expenses would be associated with the order. Non-unit-level activity costs are a small percentage of total costs and are therefore not considered.
1. Assume that the company would accept the
order only if it increased total profits. Should the company accept
or reject the order?
Reject
Provide supporting computations. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Enter a loss as a negative amount.
Incremental revenue per pair | $ |
Incremental cost per pair | |
Incremental gain (loss) per pair | $ |
Total decrease in income: $
2. Suppose that Feinan Sports has negotiated
with the potential customer, and has determined that it can
substitute cheaper materials, reducing direct materials cost by
$0.80 per unit. In addition, the company’s engineers have found a
way to reduce direct labor cost by $0.40 per unit. Should the
company accept or reject the order?
Accept
Provide supporting computations. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Enter a loss as a negative amount.
Incremental revenue per pair | $ |
Incremental cost per pair | |
Incremental gain (loss) per pair | $ |
Total increase in income: $
1.) Offer price = $12.70 per unit
Relevant cost of manufacturing per unit = 7.40 + 3.80 + 1.60 = $12.80
Incremental revenue per pair | $12.70 |
Incremental cost per pair | $12.80 |
Incremental loss per pair | ($0.10) |
Total decrease in income = 4,000 pairs x $0.10 = $400
Company should reject the offer due to decrease in income of $400.
2.) Relevant cost of manufacturing = 6.60 + 3.40 + 1.60 = $11.60
Incremental revenue per pair | $12.70 |
Incremental cost per pair | $11.60 |
Incremental gain per pair | $1.10 |
Total increase in income = 4,000 pairs x 1.10 = $4,400
Company should accept the offer due to increase in income.
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