Sand Help Save & Sun 1 Check my w 10 Joints The Scottie Sweater Company produces sweaters under the "Scottie"label. The company buys raw wool and processes it into wool yam from which the sweaters are woven One spindle of wool yarn is required to produce one sweater. The costs and revenues associated with the sweaters are given below. Per Sweater $ 35.ee Book Print Selling price Cost to manufacture: Raw materials Buttons, thread, lining Wool yarn Total raw materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Manufacturing profit (loss). $ 2.00 19.29 21.ee 7.20 10.89 References 39.00 5 (4.00) Originally, all of the wool yarn was used to produce sweaters, but in recent years a market has developed for the wool yarn itself The yarn is purchased by other companies for use in production of wool blankets and other wool products. Since the development of the market for the wool yarn, a continuing dispute has existed in the Scottie Sweater Company as to whether the yarn should be told simply as yarn or processed into sweaters. Current cost and revenue data on the yam are given below Per Spindle of Yarn MC Prey 1 of 1 FI Next raw Check my wort 1 Originally, all of the wool yarn was used to produce sweaters, but in recent years a market has developed for the wool yarn itselt. The yarn is purchased by other companies for use in production of wool blankets and other wool products. Since the development of the market for the wool yarn, a continuing dispute has existed in the Scottie Sweater Company as to whether the yarn should be sold simply as yarn or processed into sweaters. Current cost and revenue data on the yarn are given below 10 ports Per Spindle of Yarn $ 22.00 Selling price Cost to manufacturer Raw materials (raw wool) Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Manufacturing profit $10.00 3.60 5.42 19.00 s3.ee The market for sweaters is temporarily depressed, due to unusually warm weather in the western states where the sweaters are sold This has made it necessary for the company to discount the selling price of the sweaters to $35 00 from the normal $45.00 price Since the market for wool yarn has remained strong, the dispute has again surfaced over whether the yarn should be sold outright rather than processed into sweaters The sales manager thinks that the production of sweaters should be discontinued she is upset about having to sell sweaters at a $4.00 loss When the yarn could be sold for a $300 profit. However, the production superintendent does not want to close down a large portion of the factory He argues that the company is in the sweater business, not the yarn business, and the company should focus on its core strength Check my 1 All of the manufacturing overhead costs are fixed and would not be affected even if sweaters were discontinued Manufacturing overhead is assigned to products on the basis of 150% of direct labor cost. Materials and direct labor costs are variable. Required: 1 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one spindle of wool yarn into a sweater? 2. Would you recommend that the wool yarn be sold outright or processed into sweaters? 3. What is the lowest price that the company should accept for a sweater? ook Pink Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one spindle of wool yarn into a sweater? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Financial advantage Required 2 > 1 All of the manufacturing overhead costs are fixed and would not be affected even if sweaters were discontinued Manufacturing overhead is assigned to products on the basis of 150% of direct labor cost. Materials and direct labor costs are variable Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one spindle of wool yarn into a sweater? 2. Would you recommend that the wool yarn be sold outright or processed into sweaters? 3. What is the lowest price that the company should accept for a sweater? hook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print ferences Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 What is the lowest price that the company should accept for a sweater? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Lowest price 1 All of the manufacturing overhead costs are fixed and would not be affected even if sweaters were discontinued Manufacturing overhead is assigned to products on the basis of 150% of direct labor cost. Materials and direct labor costs are variable Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing one spindle of wool yarn into a sweater? 2. Would you recommend that the wool yarn be sold outright or processed into sweaters? 3. What is the lowest price that the company should accept for a sweater? hook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print ferences Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 What is the lowest price that the company should accept for a sweater? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Lowest price