Sell at Split-Off or Process Further Decision, Alternatives, Relevant Costs
Betram Chemicals Company processes a number of chemical compounds used in producing industrial cleaning products. One compound is decomposed into two chemicals: anderine and dofinol. The cost of processing one batch of compound is $70,000, and the result is 6,000 gallons of anderine and 8,000 gallons of dofinol. Betram Chemicals can sell the anderine at split-off for $12.00 per gallon and the dofinol for $6.05 per gallon. Alternatively, the anderine can be processed further at a cost of $7.60 per gallon (of anderine) into cermine. It takes 3 gallons of anderine for every gallon of cermine. A gallon of cermine sells for $61.
Required:
1. Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
Process it further by $
2. What if the production of anderine into cermine required additional purchasing and quality inspection activity? Every 520 gallons of anderine that undergo further processing require 21 more purchase orders at $12 each and 16 more quality inspection hours at $22 each. Which alternative would be better and by how much? Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
Sell at spit-off by $