A financial disadvantage of $150,000 is noted.
Ceasing the bilge pump product line will erase its variable costs; however, some fixed costs will remain intact. To determine the financial outcome of discontinuation, we must also account for any fixed costs that can be saved. The Contribution Margin is calculated from Sales minus variable costs, which excludes variable cost savings. Discontinuing won't impact overall factory overhead or total Purchasing Department expenses, so fixed cost savings will stem from Advertising, Salary of the product line manager, and inventory insurance.
Savings from fixed costs accumulate to $310,000. The Contribution Margin loss from discontinuation amounts to ($460,000). Including fixed costs saved, we calculate:
(460,000) + 310,000 = ($150,000). Thus, $150,000 remains in losses even after considering the fixed costs saved.
Answer:
a) Kate will yield 100 tomatoes and no heads of lettuce.
b) Jim will yield 0 tomatoes and 180 heads of lettuce.
Explanation:
Due to better climatic conditions for growing tomatoes at Kate's plot, she should prioritize those for superior quality. Additionally, her lettuce yield per square foot is lower than Jim's (3 heads compared to his 6). This means Kate could cultivate 60 heads and Jim could produce 120 heads of lettuce on 20 square feet (double). Thus, she should skip lettuce cultivation due to both quality and quantity considerations.
The same reasoning applies to Jim's tomato production. If he grows tomatoes, he’ll only manage 60 at a 20-square-foot plot, in contrast to Kate's 100. Therefore, he should refrain from growing tomatoes.
Answer:
Road bicycles can be classified as CASH COW, whereas hybrid bicycles are placed in the QUESTION MARK category.
Explanation:
Cash cows represent products with strong market share but slow market growth, providing substantial cash flow.
Question marks signify products in rapidly expanding markets but lacking a significant market share. They hold potential, though success is uncertain.
Answer: $1,651
Explanation:
The sole cost associated with Internal failure is the expense for fixing the dog beds prior to sale, totaling $1,651.
The remaining costs fall into the following categories:
- Repairs for dog beds under warranty - External failure cost Seamstress training. -
- Prevention cost Wages of part-time inspector of products - Appraisal cost
- The cost of replacements provided to customers for defective dog beds - External failure cost
- Product liability insurance - External failure cost
- Inspection of sewing machines during routine maintenance - Appraisal cost Inspection of fabric and thread for defects -
- Appraisal cost
