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Ivanhoe, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of sporting equipment. The company is in the process of evaluating the best use of its Plastics Division, which is currently manufacturing molded fishing tackle boxes. The company manufactures and sells 8,000 tackle boxes annually, making full use of its available capacity. The selling prices and costs of the tackle boxes are as follows:

Selling price per box$86.89 Costs per box Direct materials$17.92 Direct labor18.76 Variable manufacturing overhead7.67

Fixed manufacturing overhead^a5.56 Variable selling & administrative^b10.43 Fixed selling & administrative^a7.96

Total cost per box68.30 Profit per box$18.59

^aAllocated to products based on expected production volume. ^bPer unit variable selling and administrative costs are the same for all products. Managers believe they could sell 12,000 tackle boxes if the company had sufficient manufacturing capacity. Rod-N-Reel has offered to supply 9,000 tackle boxes per year at a price of $68.59 per box, including delivery to Ivanhoes facility. Cedric Smith, Ivanhoes product manager, believes the company could make better use of its plastics department by manufacturing skateboards. A marketing report indicates that 17,800 skateboards could be sold at a price of $45.38 each. Variable costs to make the boards would be $24.68 per board. Ivanhoe has three options:

1.	Make and sell 8,000 tackle boxes.
2.	Make 8,000 tackle boxes, buy 4,000 additional tackle boxes, and sell 12,000 tackle boxes.
3.	Make and sell 17,800 skateboards, and buy and sell 9,000 tackle boxes.

Compare the companys operating income under the three options.

Option 1: Per unit Contribution margin Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Fixed expenses Sales Revenue Variable expenses Selling & administrative Total variable expenses Operating income Option 2

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