Denver Cover Plant Annual Budget for Operating Costs Materials   $14,000,000 Labor:       Direct $13,100,000     Supervision $900,000     Indirect plant $4,000,000 $18,000,000 Overhead:       Depreciation – equipment $3,200,000     Depreciation - building $7,000,000      Pension expense $5,000,000      Plant manager and staff $,800,000       Corporate expenses* $4,000,000 $20,000,000 Total budgeted costs   $52,000,000 Question. The annual budget costs that are relevant to the decision regarding closing the plant. Question. The annual budgeted costs that are irrelevant to the decision regarding closing the plant and explain why they are irrelevant. Question. Any nonrecurring costs that would arise due to the closing of the plant, and explain how they would affect the decision. The plant has a bid on for $35 million.  The plant operating costs was set at $52 million. Facts: if plant closes based on commitment to use high-quality fabrics, terminal charges would amount to 20$ of the cost of direct materials. --400 employes will lose job --base pay is $18.80 --plant must proved 12 months of pay after plant closing. would estimate cost %1.5 million --early pension plan would be $3 million --salvage value of equipment and building is $3.2 million if plant close.

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Hello, I need some help.  My study question is very similar to question submitted about the sample company Qualsupport and Denver Cover Plant.  My figures are different. Please assist.  I am trying to follow thru with the examples provided.  Here is what I am working with.

Denver Cover Plant

Annual Budget for Operating Costs

Materials

 

$14,000,000

Labor:

 

 

  Direct

$13,100,000

 

  Supervision

$900,000

 

  Indirect plant

$4,000,000

$18,000,000

Overhead:

 

 

  Depreciation – equipment

$3,200,000

 

  Depreciation - building

$7,000,000

 

   Pension expense

$5,000,000

 

   Plant manager and staff

$,800,000

 

    Corporate expenses*

$4,000,000

$20,000,000

Total budgeted costs

 

$52,000,000

Question. The annual budget costs that are relevant to the decision regarding closing the plant.

Question. The annual budgeted costs that are irrelevant to the decision regarding closing the plant and explain why they are irrelevant.

Question. Any nonrecurring costs that would arise due to the closing of the plant, and explain how they would affect the decision.

The plant has a bid on for $35 million.  The plant operating costs was set at $52 million.

Facts: if plant closes based on commitment to use high-quality fabrics, terminal charges would amount to 20$ of the cost of direct materials.

--400 employes will lose job

--base pay is $18.80

--plant must proved 12 months of pay after plant closing. would estimate cost %1.5 million

--early pension plan would be $3 million

--salvage value of equipment and building is $3.2 million if plant close.

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Pension relevant cost=$5,000,000-$3,000,000=$2,000,000

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