The Norran Company Needs 15,000 Units of a Certain Part

question 55

Multiple Choice

The Norran Company needs 15,000 units of a certain part to use in its production cycle. If Norran buys the part from Waterloo Company instead of making it, Norran could not use the released facilities in another activity; thus, all of the fixed overhead applied will continue regardless of what decision is made. Accounting records provide the following data: Cost to Norran to make the part:
Direct materials, $3
Direct labor, $12
Variable overhead, $13
Fixed overhead applied, $8
Cost to buy the part from the Waterloo Company, $27
What should Norran's decision be, and what is the total cost savings that would result?

• A) Buy, $90,000
• B) Buy, $15,000
• C) Make, $90,000
• D) Make, $15,000

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Definitions:

Ending Inventory

The worth of products ready for purchase at the close of a financial period.

Cost Flow Assumption

The method used by businesses to value inventory and calculate the cost of goods sold, based on the order in which products are bought or produced.

FIFO

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method where the oldest stock is sold first.

Tax Purposes

The reasonings or rationalizations related to the computation and payment of taxes, often guiding how financial transactions are structured or reported.