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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Morning Sky, Inc. (MSI), manufactures and sells computer games. The company has several product lines based on the age range of the target market. MSI sells both individual games as well as packaged sets. All games are in CD format, and some utilize accessories such as steering wheels, electronic tablets, and hand controls. To date, MSI has developed and manufactured all the CDs itself as well as the accessories and packaging for all of its products. The gaming market has traditionally been targeted at teenagers and young adults, however, the increasing affordability of computers and the incorporation of computer activities into junior high and elementary school curriculums has led to a significant increase in sales to younger children. MSI has always included games for younger children but now wants to expand its business to capitalize on changes in the industry. The company currently has excess capacity and is Investigating several possible ways to improve profitability MSI is considering outsourcing the production of the handheld control module used with some of its products. The company has received a bid from Monte Legend Co. (MLC) to produce 22,000 units of the module per year for $26.00 each. The following information pertains to MSi's production of the control modules: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Total cost per unit $13 7 5 6 $31 expand its business to capitalize on changes in the industry. The company currently has excess capacity and is investigating several possible ways to improve profitability ISI is considering outsourcing the production of the handheld control module used with some of its products. The company has eceived a bid from Monte Legend Co (MLC) to produce 22,000 units of the module per year for $26.00 each. The following nformation pertains to MSi's production of the control modules: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Total cost per unit $13 7 5 6 $31 MSI has determined that it could eliminate all variable costs if the control modules were produced externally, but none of the fixed overhead is avoidable. At this time, MSI has no specific use in mind for the space that is currently dedicated to the control module production Required: 1. Compute the difference in cost between making and buying the control module 2. Should MSI buy the modules from MLC or continue to make them? 3-a. Suppose that the MSI space currently used for the modules could be utilized by a new product line that would generate $40,000 in annual profit. Recompute the difference in cost between making and buying under this scenario 3-b. Does this change your recommendation to MSI? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3A Reg 38 Does this change your recommendation to MSI? GD expand its business to capitalize on changes in the industry. The company currently has excess capacity and is Investigating several possible ways to improve profitability MSI is considering eliminating a product from its ToddleTown Tours collection. This collection is a med at children one to three years of age and includes "tours' of a hypothetical town. Two products, The Pet Store Parade and The Grocery Getaway, have impressive sales. However, sales for the third CD in the collection The Post Office Polka, have lagged the others Several other CDs are planned for this collection, but none is ready for production MSI's information related to the ToddleTown Tours collection follows: Segmented Income Statenent for MSI's ToddleTown Tours Product Lines Sales revenue Variable costs Contribution margin Less: Direct Fixed costs Segment margin Less: Como Fixed costs" Net operating income (loss) Pet Store Parade $125,000 53,000 $ 72,099 7,800 $ 64,200 6,25e $ 57,95 Grocery Getaway $120,830 49,000 $ 71,000 7,60e 363,400 6,000 $ 57,400 Post Office Polka $34,000 30,000 $14,800 3,200 $ 800 Total $279,000 132.000 $147,000 18,600 $126,400 13,950 $114,450 1,709 (980 "Allocated based on total sales revenue, MSI has determined that elimination of the Post Office Polka (POP) program would not impact sales of the other two items. The remaining fixed overhead currently allocated to the POP product would be redistributed to the remaining two products Required: 1. Calculate the incremental effect on profit if the POP product is eliminated. 2. Should MSI drop the POP product? 3-a. Calculate the incremental effect on profit if the POP product is eliminated Suppose that $1.200 of the common find costs could be avoided if the POP product line were eliminated 3.b. Should MSI drop the POP product
