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Hawley company makes decorative wedding cakes. The company is considering buying the cakes rather than baking them, which will allow it to concentrate on decorating. The company averages 100 wedding cakes per year and incurs the following costs from baking wedding cakes.
Direct materials
$550
Direct labor
950
Variable manufacturing overhead
150
Fixed manufacturing overhead
1,125
Total manufacturing cost
$2,775
Number of cakes
/
100
Cost per cake
$28
Fixed costs are primarily the depreciation on kitchen equipment such as ovens and mixers. Hawley expects to retain the equipment. Hawley can buy the cakes for 28$.
11.
Should Hawley make the cakes or buy them? Why?
12.
If Hawley decides to buy the cakes, what are some qualitative factors that Hawley should also consider?
11. Should Hawley make the cakes or buy them? Why? (For the Difference column, use a minus sign or parentheses only when the cost of outsourcing exceeds the cost of making the cakes in-house.)
Make
Outsource
Difference
Cake costs
cakes
cakes
(make—outsource)
Variable costs:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing overhead
Purchase cost
Total differential cost of cakes
Hawley (should, should not) continue to make the cakes. Outsourcing will (decrease, increase) profits.
12. If Hawley decides to buy the cakes, what are some qualitative factors that Hawley should also consider?
A.
Qualitative factors include considering sunk costs andmanager's opinions.
B.
Qualitative factors include separating fixed and variable costs.
C.
Qualitative factors include quality and on-time delivery.
D.
Qualitative factors include contribution margins of the various products produced.
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