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A corporation has been experiencing a slowdown in business activities in August and September
and is considering temporarily shutting down its operations during those months. The accounting
department has provided the following normal operating data for consideration: unit sales price, P 150;
unit variable production cost, P 60; unit variable marketing cost, P10; monthly fixed overhead, P 500,000,
monthly fixed expenses, P200,000; regular sales in units, 10,000 per month; estimated sales in units in
August and September, 5,000 per month.

If the company shuts down its operations, the following costs are expected to be incurred: security and
safety, P 200,000 per month; restart-up costs, P 100,000 per set-up, regular fixed overhead, 40% of total
will remain; regular fixed expenses, reduced by 30%.

Required: Compute the total shutdown costs, shutdown point in two months, and the advisable alternative
(continuing or discontinuing the operations) with its advantage amount.

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Unavoidable fixed overhead (P500,000 x 40% x 2) P 400,000

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Unavoidable fixed expenses (P200,000 x 70% x 2) 140,000
Security and safety (P200,000 x 2) 400,000

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Re-start up costs 100,000
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Total shut down costs P1,040,000

Fixed costs and expenses [(P500,000 + P200,000) x 2 months] P1,400,000

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Shut-down costs 1,040,000

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Unit contribution margin (P150 – P60 – P10) 80

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Computation of SDP

Shut-down point = (Fixed costs and expenses – Shut-down costs) / UCM

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= [(P1,400,000 – P1,040,000} / P80]

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Shut-down point = 4,500 units

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Contribution margin (4,500 x P80) P 360,000

- Fixed costs and expenses 1,400,000
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Loss from continuing operations ( 1,040,000)

- Shut down costs 1,040,000
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Contribution margin (5,000 units x 2 months x P80) P 800,000

- Fixed costs and expenses 1,400,000
Loss from continuing operations ( 600,000)
- Shut down costs 1,040,000
Net advantage of continuing the operations P 440,000

Loss of continuing operations at shut down point P1,040,000

Loss of continuing operations 600,000

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 Net advantage of continuing the operations P 440,000

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