Art-Sea Corp is a local company which produces Nova Scotia paintings. Each painting is 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Art-Sea hires artists, and purchases all materials for the artists, including paints, framing, brushes, easels etc. In 2019, its first year of operations, the company manufactured 200 unique paintings. Manufacturing costs for all paintings for the year are:

Direct Materials $20,000

Direct Labour $90,000

Variable Manufacturing Overhead $15,000

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead $25,000

Because of the popularity of these paintings with visiting tourists, all paintings produced were sold immediately after going on the market. Art-Sea marks up paintings by 100% of cost.

1. Determine the manufacturing cost per painting, by filling in the following table.

Direct Materials per painting
Direct Labour per painting
Variable MOH per painting
Total Variable Manufacturing Cost per painting
Fixed MOH per painting
Total manufacturing cost per painting

B. What is the selling price of each painting?

C. Art-Sea Corp would save $30 direct materials per painting and $5,000 total variable MOH per year (assuming all production levels and financial data remain the same as 2019 data above) if the company outsources framing. The cost to outsource framing would be $12,500 per year, plus $500 insurance. Should Art-Sea outsource framing? Explain by showing your math, and by writing one sentence.

D. If Art-Sea proceeds with outsourcing, there would be available production capacity to produce another product: two-inch square mini-painting, unframed on canvas. Manufacturing costs for this mini-painting would be:

Direct Materials $1,500

Direct Labour $6,000

Variable Manufacturing Overhead $500

The mini-paintings are also very popular. Art-Sea would produce 250 mini-paintings per year, and all would be expected to sell immediately, for $75 each. No additional fixed MOH would be incurred.

Should Art-Sea proceed with outsourced framing of the large painting, if the additional mini-painting product is produced and sold? In your answer, clearly show your calculation to arrive at incremental increase or decrease to CM, contribution margin.