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Autоmоtive Mаnufаcturing is presently mаking part Z43 that is used in оne of its products. A total of 5,000 units of this part are produced and used every year. Automotive's Accounting Department reports the following costs of producing the part at this level of activity: Per Unit Direct materials $ 1.10 Direct labor $ 3.10 Variable overhead $ 6.90 Supervisor's salary $ 5.80 Depreciation of special equipment $ 5.20 Allocated general overhead $ 5.60 An outside supplier has offered to produce and sell the part to Automotive for $20.80 each. If this offer is accepted, the supervisor's salary and all of the variable costs, including direct labor, can be avoided. The special equipment used to make the part was purchased many years ago and has no salvage value or other use. The allocated general overhead represents fixed costs of the entire company. If the outside supplier's offer were accepted, only $4,000 of these allocated general overhead costs would be avoided.If management decides to buy part Z43 from the outside supplier rather than to continue making the part, what would be the annual financial advantage (disadvantage)?
Agri-Mаnufаcturing, Incоrpоrаted, prоcesses sugar beets in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $59 to buy from farmers and $21 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $35 or processed further for $27 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $47. The beet juice can be sold as is for $55 or processed further for $35 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $81. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is?