Question

Blue Ridge Bicycles uses a standard part in the manufacture of several of its bikes. The cost of producing 43,000 parts is $140,000, which includes fixed costs of $68,000 and variable costs of $72,000. The company can buy the part from an outside supplier for $3.80 per unit, and avoid 30% of the fixed costs. If Blue Ridge Bicycles makes the part, how much will its operating income be?

Answer 1

$71,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of operating income is shown below:-

Total costs if company bought = Cost of production × Outside supplier per unit) + (Fixed cost × Remaining percentage)

= (43,000 × $3.80) + ($68,000 × (100% - 30%))

= (43,000 × $3.80) + ($68,000 × 70%)

= $163,400 + $47,600

= $211,000

Loss in Income if part is bought = Total costs if company bought - Total costs originally

= $211,000 - $140,000

= $71,000

Therefore, Making profit will be more by $71,000 and for computing the Loss in Income if part is bought we simply applied the above formula.