CompDesk, Inc., makes a single model of an ergonomic desk (with chair) for computer usage. The desk is manufactured in building 1, and the chair is manufactured in building 2. Monthly capacities and production levels are as follows:

	Building 1 (Desks)	Building 2 (Chairs)
Monthly capacity	600	750
Monthly production	600	600

The company will sell a desk only with a chair and can sell 750 desks per month. The units (desk with chair) sell for $300 each and have a variable cost of $125 each.

Required:

a. Is there a bottleneck at CompDesk in Building 1 or Building 2?

b. CompDesks production supervisors state they could increase building 2s capacity by 150 desks per month by producing desks on the weekend. Producing on the weekend would not affect the sales price. Variable cost per unit would increase by $50 for those produced on the weekend because of the premium paid to labor. Fixed costs would also increase by $30,000 per month.

b-1. Calculate the differential operating profit (loss). (Losses and amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

differential revenues
differential costs
fixed
variable
total

b-2. Should CompDesk produce desks on the weekend? Yes or no?

c. Independent of the situation in requirement (b), CompDesk could add additional equipment and workers to building 1, which would increase its capacity by 150 desks per month. This would not affect the sales price or variable cost per unit but would increase fixed costs by $22,500 per month.

c-1. Calculate the differential operating profit (loss). (Losses and amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

differential revenues
differential costs
fixed
variable
total

c-2. Should CompDesk add the additional equipment and workers to building 1? Yes or no?