TufStuff, Inc. sells a wide range of drums, bins, boxes, and other containers that are used in the chemical industry

CASE 13–30 Make or Buy; Utilization of a Constrained Resource [LO1, LO3, LO5]

TufStuff, Inc. sells a wide range of drums, bins, boxes, and other containers that are used in the chemical industry. One of the company’s products is a heavy-duty corrosion-resistant metal drum, called the WVD drum, used to store toxic wastes. Production is constrained by the capacity of an automated welding machine that is used to make precision welds. A total of 2,000 hours of welding time is available annually on the machine. Because each drum requires 0.4 hours of welding time, annual production is limited to 5,000 drums. At present, the welding machine is used exclusively to make the WVD drums. The accounting department has provided the following financial data concerning the WVD drums:

WVD Drums
Selling price per drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149.00
Cost per drum:
Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52.10
Direct labor ($18 per hour) . . . . . . . . 3.60
Manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . 4.50
Selling and administrative expense. . 29.80 90.00
Margin per drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59.00

AND SO ON

ALL 5 REQUIREMENTS ANSWERED.

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U.S. Pump is a multidivisional firm that manufactures and installs chemical piping and pump systems

P 5–15: U.S. Pump Systems

U.S. Pump is a multidivisional firm that manufactures and installs chemical piping and pump systems. The valve division makes a single standardized valve. The valve division and the installation division are currently involved in a transfer pricing dispute. Last year, half of the valve division’s output was sold to the installation division for $40 and the remaining half was sold to outsiders for $60. The existing transfer price has been set at $40 per pump through a process of negotiation between the two divisions, with the involvement of senior management. The installation division has received a bid from an outside valve manufacturer to supply it with an equivalent valve for $35 each.

The manager of the valve division has argued that if it is forced to meet the external price of $35, it will lose money on selling internally. The operating data for last year for the valve division are as follows:

Analyze the situation and recommend a course of action. What should installation division managers do? What should valve division managers do? What should U.S. Pump’s senior

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