Sell or Process Further: The management of Bay Company is considering a proposal to install a third produc- tion department within its existing factory building. With the company's present production setup. 200,000 pounds per year of direct materials are passed through Department I to produce Materials A and B in equal proportions. Material A is then passed through Department II to yield 100,000 pounds of Product C. One hundred thousand pounds of Material B is presently being sold "as is" at a price of $20.25 per pound.

The costs for the Bay Company are as follows:

The fixed costs were developed by using the production volume of 200,000 pounds of direct materials as the volume. Common fixed overhead costs of $300,000 are allocated to the two producing departments on the basis of the space used by the departments.

The proposed Department III would process Material B into Product D. One pound of Material B yields one pound of Product D. Any quantity of Product D can be sold for $30 per pound. Costs under this proposal are as follows:

Required: If sales and production levels are expected to remain constant in the foreseeable future, these cost estimates are expected to be true. and there are no foreseeable alternative uses for the available factory space, should Bay Company produce Product D? Show calculations to support your answer.

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Prior department costs $ - Direct materials 20.00 Department I (Materials A and B)* Department II (Product C) $33.25 - (Material B)a $33.25 Direct labor 7.00 12.00 Variable overhead 3.00 5.00 Fixed overhead: Direct (Total $675,000) 2.25 2.25 Allocated (%, %) 1.00 1.00 $33.25 $53.50 $33.25