Wednesday 19 November 2014

Example of make and buy decision limited resource


Example of make and buy decision limited resource



 Product A
Product B
Product C
Sale price
 100
120
140
Variable Cost
 80
100
100
Hours per unit
3
2
3
Unit to produced
4000 Unit
4000 Units
4000 Units
Supplier offer
90
110
120
Available machine hours

15,000


Should Farhan and company buy or make the product

Solution


1. Cost per hour saved by making


A
B
C
Variable cost Making
80
100
100
Variable cost buying
90
110
120
Variable over buying
10
10
20
Machine hour saved
3
2
3
Cost per hour saved
3.33
5
6.667


2. Make and buy mix

PRODUCT
UNITS
HOUR PER UNIT
TOTAL HR
UNIT RATE
AMOUNT
C
4000
3
12,000
100
400,000
B
1500
2
3,000
100
150,000





550,000

2,500


110
275,000
A
4000


90
360,000





635,000





1,185,000


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