Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) (LO11-2, LO11-3, LO11-4, LO11-5, LO11-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $195 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 123,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 34 22 30 27 30 $ 183 Beta $ 15 28 20 33 23 25 $ 144 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. Foundational 11-1 (Algo) Required: 1. What is the total amount of traceable fixed manufacturing overhead for each of the two products? Alpha Beta Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) (L011-2, LO11-3, LO11-4, LO11-5, LO11-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $195 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 123,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 34 22 30 27 30 $ 183 Beta $ 15 28 20 33 23 25 $ 144 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. Foundational 11-2 (Algo) 2. What is the company's total amount of common fixed expenses? Total common fixed expenses Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) (LO11-2, LO11-3, LO11-4, LO11-5, LO11-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $195 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 123,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 34 22 30 27 30 $ 183 Beta $ 15 28 20 33 23 25 $ 144 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. Foundational 11-7 (Algo) 7. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 55,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) (L011-2, LO11-3, LO11-4, LO11-5, LO11-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $195 and $150, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 123,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 34 22 30 27 30 $ 183 Beta $ 15 28 20 33 23 25 $ 144 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. Foundational 11-8 (Algo) 8. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 75,000 Betas and 95,000 Alphas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, its sales representatives could increase sales of Alpha by 15,000 units. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line
