Kimmel Acct 7e Ch20 Incremental Analysis
Kimmel Acct 7e Ch20 Incremental Analysis
Kimmel Acct 7e Ch20 Incremental Analysis
Decision Making
Seventh Edition
Kimmel; Weygandt; Kieso
Chapter 20
Incremental Analysis
Prepared by
COBY HARMON
University of California, Santa Barbara
Westmont College
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Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
LO 1 Describe management’s decision-making process and incremental
analysis.
LO 2 Analyze the relevant costs in accepting an order at a special price.
LO 3 Analyze the relevant costs in a make-or-buy decision.
LO 4 Analyze the relevant costs and revenues in determining whether to
sell or process materials further.
LO 5 Analyze the relevant costs to be considered in repairing, retaining,
or replacing equipment.
LO 6 Analyze the relevant costs in deciding whether to eliminate an
unprofitable segment or product.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1
Describe management’s decision-making process and
incremental analysis.
Making decisions is an important management function.
• Does not always follow a set pattern
• Decisions vary in scope, urgency, and importance
• Steps usually involved in process include:
1. Identify the problem and assign responsibility
2. Determine and evaluate possible courses of action
3. Make a decision
4. Review results of the decision
• Relevant cost
• Opportunity cost
• Sunk cost
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2
Analyze the relevant costs in accepting an order at a
special price.
• To obtain additional business by making a major price
concession to a specific customer
• Assumes that sales of products in other markets are not
affected by special order
• Assumes that company is not operating at full capacity
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3
Analyze the relevant costs in a make-or-buy decision.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4
Analyze the relevant costs and revenues in determining whether to
sell or process materials further.
May have option to sell product at a given point in production
or to process further and sell at a higher price.
Decision Rule:
• Process further as long as the incremental revenue from
such processing exceeds the incremental processing costs.
Joint product costs are sunk costs and thus not relevant to the
sell-or-process further decision.
Net Income
Process
Sell Increase
Further
(Decrease)
Sales per day $19,000 $27,000 $8,000
Cost per day to process
cream into cottage cheese 0 10,000 (10,000)
Net income per day $19,000 $17,000 $(2,000)
a
$12 + $9 = $21
b
$8 + $2 = $10
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 5
Analyze the relevant costs to be considered in repairing, retaining, or
replacing equipment.
Illustration: Jeffcoat Company has a factory machine that
originally cost $110,000. It has a balance in Accumulated
Depreciation of $70,000, so the machine’s book value is $40,000. It
has a remaining useful life of four years. The company is
considering replacing this machine with a new machine. A new
machine is available that costs $120,000. It is expected to have zero
salvage value at the end of its four-year useful life. If the new
machine is acquired, variable manufacturing costs are expected to
decrease from $160,000 to $125,000 annually, and the old unit
could be sold for $5,000. Prepare the incremental analysis for the
four-year period.
a
$160,000 × 4 years = $640,000
Retain or Replace? begin underline end underline
b
$125,000 × 4 years = $500,000
a
$160,000 × 4 years = $640,000
Retain or Replace? begin underline end underline
b
$125,000 × 4 years = $500,000
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 6
Analyze the relevant costs in deciding whether to eliminate an
unprofitable segment or product.
• Key: Focus on Relevant Costs
• Consider effect on related product lines
• Fixed costs allocated to the unprofitable segment must be
absorbed by the other segments
• Net income may decrease when an unprofitable segment is
eliminated
• Decision Rule: Retain the segment unless fixed costs eliminated
exceed contribution margin lost