Manzano Bank has two operating departments (Branches and Electronic) and three service departments (Processing, Administration, and Maintenance). During November, the following costs and service department usage ratios were recorded:
|
|
Using Department |
| Supplying |
|
|
| Department |
|
Processing |
|
Administration |
|
Maintenance |
|
Branches |
|
Electronic |
| Processing |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
| Administration |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
| Maintenance |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
50 |
% |
| Direct cost |
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
|
|
$748,000 |
|
|
|
$331,000 |
|
$ |
6,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,450,000 |
|
|
|
The cost accountant at Manzano Bank estimates that the cost structures in their departments are as follows:
|
|
Processing |
|
Administration |
|
Maintenance |
|
Branches |
|
Electronic |
| Variable costs |
$ |
79,000 |
|
$ |
243,000 |
|
$ |
181,000 |
|
$ |
2,600,000 |
|
$ |
1,100,000 |
| Fixed costs |
|
46,000 |
|
|
505,000 |
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
3,900,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total costs |
$ |
125,000 |
|
$ |
748,000 |
|
$ |
331,000 |
|
$ |
6,500,000 |
|
$ |
2,450,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Avoidable fixed costs |
$ |
12,000 |
|
$ |
410,000 |
|
$ |
122,000 |
|
$ |
2,345,000 |
|
$ |
900,000 |
|
| (a) |
If Manzano outsources the Processing Department, what is the maximum they can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
|
| (b) |
If Manzano outsources the Administration Department, what is the maximum they can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
|
| (c) |
If Manzano outsources the Maintenance Department, what is the maximum they can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
|