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Minnetonka has approached a subcontractor to discuss the possibility of purchasing the bindings. The purchase price of the bindings from the subcontractor would be $5.25 per binding, or $10.50 per pair. If the Minnetonka Corporation accepts the purchase proposal, it is predicted that direct labor and variable-overhead costs would be reduced by 10% and direct-material costs would be reduced by 20%.
Should the Minnetonka Corporation make or buy the bindings? Show calculations to support your answer.
Minnetonka should buy the bindings as it costs less per pair to buy them ($79.50) rather than to make them ($80.00):
Discount
Calculation
Direct Labor
$ 35.00
$35 – ($35 * .1)
$ 31.50
Direct material
$ 30.00
$30 – ($30 * .2)
$ 24.00
Overhead
$ 15.00
$15 – ($15 * .1)
$ 13.50
subtotal
$ 69.00
+ bindings
$ 10.50
Total
$ 80.00
$ 79.50
What would be the maximum purchase price acceptable to the Minnetonka Corporation for the bindings? Support your answer with an appropriate explanation.
Perfectly competitive companies maximize profits by producing the quantity where the cost is less than or equal to the revenue generated. In this case, each pair costs $69 to buy. The optimal cost for the bindings should not exceed the price per pair ($80.00). Therefore, the maximum allowable price for the bindings should not exceed $80.00 (sale price) – $69.00 (bought manufacturing) = $11.00
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