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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3rd Edition by William N. Lanen, Shannon W. Anderson, Michael Maher
Edition 3ISBN: 0073527114Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3rd Edition by William N. Lanen, Shannon W. Anderson, Michael Maher
Edition 3ISBN: 0073527114Reciprocal Cost Allocation—Outsourcing a Service Department
Refer to the facts in Problem 11-47. Cost records obtained from Farmington Components show the following cost structure in their departments:
| Engineering | Administration | Maintenance | Fabrication | Assembly |
Variable costs | $100,000 | $320,000 | $130,000 | $700,000 | $380,000 |
Fixed costs | 100,000 | 630,000 | 120,000 | 1,050,000 | 120,000 |
Total costs | $200,000 | $950,000 | $250,000 | $1,750,000 | $500,000 |
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fixed costs | $ 70,000 | $400,000 | $ 70,000 | $ 912,500 | $ 75,000 |
Required
a.If Farmington outsources the Engineering Department, what is the maximum they can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs?
b.If Farmington outsources the Administration Department, what is the maximum they can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs?
c.If Farmington outsources the Maintenance Department, what is the maximum they can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs?
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The given question involves the maximum outsourcing cost which the company can pay to outsource any given department without increasing the total cost
The maximum outsourcing cost that can be paid without increasing the total cost is calculated by the following formula:
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