Question

Mohave Corp. is considering outsourcing production of the umbrella tote bag included with some of its products. The company has received a bid from a supplier in Vietnam to produce 8,000 units per year for $7.50 each. Mohave has the following information about the cost of producing tote bags:

Direct materials	$	3
Direct labor		2
Variable manufacturing overhead		1
Fixed manufacturing overhead		2
Total cost per unit	$	8

Mohave has determined that all variable costs could be eliminated by outsourcing the tote bags, while 60 percent of the fixed overhead cost is unavoidable. At this time, Mohave has no specific use in mind for the space currently dedicated to producing the tote bags.   

Required:
1. Compute the difference in cost between making and buying the umbrella tote bag.
2. Based strictly on the incremental analysis, should Mohave buy the tote bags or continue to make them?
3-a. Suppose that the space Mohave currently uses to make the bags could be utilized by a new product line that would generate $10,000 in annual profits. Recompute the difference in cost between making and buying the umbrella tote bag.
3-b. Does this change your recommendation to Mohave?

Camino Company manufactures designer to-go coffee cups. Each line of coffee cups is endorsed by a high-profile celebrity and designed with special elements selected by the celebrity. During the most recent year, Camino Company had the following operating results while operating at 85 percent (85,000 units) of its capacity:

Sales revenue	$	1,360,000
Cost of goods sold		637,500
Gross profit	$	722,500
Operating expenses		53,125
Net operating income	$	669,375

Camino’s cost of goods sold and operating expenses are 80 percent variable and 20 percent fixed. Camino has received an offer from a professional wrestling association to design a coffee cup endorsed by its biggest star and produce 13,000 cups for $10 each (total $130,000). These cups would be sold at wrestling matches throughout the United States. Acceptance of the order would require a $26,000 endorsement fee to the wrestling star, but no other increases in fixed operating expenses.

Required:
1. Complete the incremental analysis of the special order in the table provided below.
2. Should Camino accept this special order?
3. If Camino were operating at full capacity, what price would Camino require for the special order?

Answer 1