Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha $ 40 Beta $ 24 29 25 15 Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit 14 27 25 21 24 17 19 $154 $126 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 2. What is the company's total amount of common fixed expenses? Total common fixed expenses 3. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 89,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 19,000 additional Alphas for a price of $116 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order? 4. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 99,000 Betas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 2,000 additional Betas for a price of $48 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order? L 5. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 104,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 19,000 additional Alphas for a price of $116 per unit; however pursuing this opportunity will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 10,000 units. a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order? b. Based on your calculations above should the special order be accepted? 6. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 99,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? 7. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 49,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? 8. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 69,000 Betas and 89,000 Alphas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, its sales representatives could increase sales of Alpha by 13,000 units. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? Financial advantage 9. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 89,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 89,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $116 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 89,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units? Financial (disadvantage) 10. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 59,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 59,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $116 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 59,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units? 11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of each of the two products? Alpha Beta Pounds of raw materials per unit What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Alpha Beta Contribution margin per pound 13. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 89,000 units of Alpha and 69,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company's raw material available for production is limited to 220,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits? Alpha Beta Units produced 14. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 89,000 units of Alpha and 69,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company's raw material available for production is limited to 220,000 pounds. What is the maximum contribution margin Cane Company can earn given the limited quantity of raw materials? Total contribution margin 15. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 89,000 units of Alpha and 69,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company's raw material available for production is limited to 220,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 220,000 pounds of raw materials, up to how much should it be willing to pay per pound for additional raw materials? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Maximum price to be paid per pound
