Differential Analysis for Further Processing

The management of International Aluminum Co. is considering whether to process aluminum ingot further into rolled aluminum. Rolled aluminum can be sold for $2,300 per ton, and ingot can be sold without further processing for $1,150 per ton. Ingot is produced in batches of 90 tons by smelting 500 tons of bauxite, which costs $108 per ton of bauxite. Rolled aluminum will require additional processing costs of $630 per ton of ingot, and 1.25 tons of ingot will produce 1 ton of rolled aluminum.

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1. Prepare a differential analysis as of February 5 to determine whether to sell aluminum ingot (Alternative 1) or process further into rolled aluminum (Alternative 2). If required, do not round interim calculations. If required, use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

Differential Analysis Sell Ingot (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Rolled Aluminum (Alt. 2) February 5

	Sell Ingot (Alternative 1)	Process Further into Rolled Aluminum (Alternative 2)	Differential Effects (Alternative 2)
Revenues, per batch
Costs, per batch
Profit (loss), per batch

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2. International Aluminum Co. should/should not process aluminum ingot further, rather than sell aluminum ingot because profits would be increased/reduced.

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