Question: Reginald is the controller for Scoot Inc. Scoot makes mobility scooters for senior citizens who have difficulty walking. Scoot has always manufactured the motors for

Reginald is the controller for Scoot Inc. Scoot makes mobility scooters for senior citizens who have difficulty walking. Scoot has always manufactured the motors for its scooters inhouse; however, the marketing manager of Moto Industries has offered to sell motors to Scoot for $420 each. At the current level of demand of 4,500 units, the cost to produce one motor is as follows: Unit cost Direct materials $130 Direct labour 140 Manufacturing overhead (60% fixed) 290 Total $560 Reginald has approached the company engineers with this proposal. They discussed the option of purchasing the motors from Moto and producing a new scooter called the Turbo X in the manufacturing space previously used to produce the motors. It is estimated that Scoot Inc. could sell 750 Turbo X scooters per year. The estimated costs to produce one unit of Turbo X are as follows: Unit cost Direct materials $1,000 Direct labour $780 Variable manufacturing costs $120 Additional fixed manufacturing costs $320 At what selling price for the Turbo X will Scoot be indifferent between continuing to manufacture the motors in-house and outsourcing the motors and manufacturing the Turbo X? a) $2,076 b) $2,104 c) $2,424 d) $3,120

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Accounting Questions!