1A2I DENTON INC. MANUFACTURES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND REQUIRES 100,0...

32. CSO: 1A2e LOS: 1A2i

Denton Inc. manufactures industrial machinery and requires 100,000 switches per year in

its assembly process. When switches are received from a vendor they are installed in the

specific machine and tested. If the switches fail, they are scrapped and the associated

labor cost of $25 is considered lost productivity. Denton purchases “off the shelf”

switches as opposed to custom-made switches and experiences quality problems with

some vendors’ products. A decision must be made as to which vendor to buy from

during the next year based on the following information.

Percentage expected

Vendor Price per switch to pass the test

P $35 90%

Q 37 94%

R 39 97%

S 40 99%

Which vendor should Denton’s controller recommend to management?

a. Vendor P.

b. Vendor Q.

c. Vendor R.

d. Vendor S.