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Make or Buy (Dec 2013 Q1 Process Co)

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  • August 15, 2023 at 6:36 pm #689981
    arnesto.cloete@icloud.com
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    This question relates to the December 2013 – Q1 Process Co

    Extract: Product L
    – 1200kg can be sold for $5.60 per kg or processed further and sold for $6.70 per kg
    – further processing cost is $0.50 per kg
    – there is a loss of 5% during further processing.
    – calculate whether the product should be further processed or not.

    Calculation: Incremental Revenue
    – Revenue after further processing 1200*0.95*6.70 = 7,638
    – Revenue if not processed further 1200*5.60 = 6,720
    – Net profit/ loss 918 (additional profit)(understood)

    Less: Incremental Variable cost (1,200*0.95*0.5) = -560
    Marginal Income 358 (additional profit therefore Product L should be further processed.

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    I don’t understand why we only take 95% of the product when calculating incremental variable cost. At the start of the process there is 1,200kg and 5% is lost during production.
    The loss of 5% is taken into account when calculating the additional revenue.

    March 1, 2024 at 11:38 pm #701617
    fredymaila
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    The loss is only when further processing for a higher selling price happens

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