The Asus Company has 56 obsolete desktop computers that are carried in inventory at a total cost of $39,200. If these desktop computers are upgraded at a total cost of $11,000, they can be sold for a total selling price of $33,000. As an alternative, the desktop computers can be sold in their present condition for $8,400. Do not enter dollar signs or commas in the input boxes. Only use the negative sign for a disadvantage to upgrade. a) How much is the total sunk cost in this situation? Sunk Cost: $ b) What is the net advantage or disadvantage to the Asus Company from upgrading and selling the desktop computers? Upgrade computers Selling as-is Advantage/disadvantage to upgrade $

The Asus Company has 56 obsolete desktop computers that are carried in inventory at a total cost of $39,200. If these desktop computers are upgraded at a total cost of $11,000, they can be sold for a total selling price of $33,000. As an alternative, the desktop computers can be sold in their present condition for $8,400. Do not enter dollar signs or commas in the input boxes. Only use the negative sign for a disadvantage to upgrade. a) How much is the total sunk cost in this situation? Sunk Cost: $ b) What is the net advantage or disadvantage to the Asus Company from upgrading and selling the desktop computers? Upgrade computers Selling as-is Advantage/disadvantage to upgrade $

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305970663

Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Chapter20: Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, And The Theory Of Constraints

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6E: Ottis, Inc., uses 640,000 plastic housing units each year in its production of paper shredders. The...

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Ottis, Inc., uses 640,000 plastic housing units each year in its production of paper shredders. The cost of placing an order is 30. The cost of holding one unit of inventory for one year is 15.00. Currently, Ottis places 160 orders of 4,000 plastic housing units per year. Required: 1. Compute the annual ordering cost. 2. Compute the annual carrying cost. 3. Compute the cost of Ottiss current inventory policy. Is this the minimum cost? Why or why not?
Denali Company manufactures household products such as windows, light fixtures, ladders, and work tables. During the year it produced 10,000 Model 10X windows but only sold 5,000 units at $40 each. The remaining units cannot be sold through normal channels. Cost for inventory purposes on December 31 included the following data on the unsold units: Denali can sell the 5,000 windows at a liquidation price of $20.00 per window, but it will incur a packaging and shipping charge of $7.50 per window. Required: Identify the relevant costs and revenues for the liquidation sale alternative. Is Denali better off accepting the liquidation price rather than doing nothing? Assume that Model 10X can be reprocessed to another size window, Model 20X, which will require the same amount of labor and overhead as was required to initially produce, but sells for only $33. Determine the most profitable course of action—liquidate or reprocess.
The Manassas Company has 55 obsolete keyboards that are carried in inventory at a cost of $9,600. If these keyboards are upgraded at a cost of $7,800, they could be sold for $18,700. Alternatively, the keyboards could be sold "as is" for $7,900. What is the net advantage or disadvantage of reworking the keyboards?
Kim Yin Company has 15,000 units in inventory that had a production cost of $3 per unit. These units cannot be sold through normal channels due to a significant technology change. These units could be reworked at a total cost of $23,000and sold for $28,000. Another alternative is to sell the units to a junk dealer for $8,500. Should Kim Yin Company scrap or rework the units? By how much will they be better off? Please provide the answers as well as the solutions to the questions. Thank you!
The Tolar Corporation has 400 obsolete desk calculators that are carried in inventory at a total cost of $576,000. If these calculators are upgraded at a total cost of $100,000, they can be sold for a total of $160,000. As an alternative, the calculators can be sold in their present condition for $40,000. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) to the company from upgrading the calculators? Multiple Choice $20,000 $(560,000) $120,000 $(60,000
Allegiance, Inc. has $125,000 of inventory that suffered minor smoke damage from a fire in the warehouse. The company can sell the goods "as is" for $45,000; alternatively, the goods can be cleaned and shipped to the firm's outlet center at a cost of $23,000. There the goods could be sold for $80,000. What alternative is more desirable and what is the relevant cost for that alternative?
Vaughn, Inc. has 9700 obsolete calculators, which are carried in inventory at a cost of $19900. If the calculators are scrapped, they can be sold for $1.20 each (for parts). If they are repackaged, at a cost of $14300, they could be sold to toy stores for $2.50 per unit. What alternative should be chosen, and why? Repackage; revenue is $5600 greater than cost Scrap; operating income is $1690 greater Scrap; incremental loss is $8260 Repackage; receive operating income of $9950
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The Tingey Company has 500 obsolete microcomputers that are carried in inventory at a total cost of £720,000. If these microcomputers are upgraded at a total cost of £100,000, they can be sold for a total of £160,000. As an alternative, the microcomputers can be sold in their present condition for £50,000.The sunk cost in this situation is:
Andria Mullins, financial manager of Webster Electronics, has been asked by the firm's CEO, Fred Weygandt, to evaluate the company's inventory control techniques and to lead a discussion of the subject with the senior executives. Andria plans to use as an example one of Webster's "big ticket" items, a customized computer microchip which the firm uses in its laptop computer. Each chip costs Webster P200, and in addition it must pay its supplier a P1,000 fee on each order. Further, the minimum order size is 250 units; Webster's annual usage forecast is 5,000 units; and the annual carrying cost of this item is estimated to be 20 percent of the average inventory unit cost. Andria plans to begin her session with the senior executives by reviewing some basic inventory concepts, after which she will apply the EOQ model to Webster's microchip inventory. Question: Would the minimum order size of 250 units be the most beneficial quantity the company must order?
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