A company manufactures various-sized plastic bottles for its medicinal product. The manufacturing cost for small bottles is $148 per unit (100 bottles), including fixed costs of $33 per unit. A proposal is offered to purchase small bottles from an outside source for $95 per unit, plus $11 per unit for freight. a. Prepare a differential analysis dated July 31 to determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the bottles, assuming fixed costs are unaffected by the decision. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to indicate a loss. Differential Analysis Make Bottles (Alt. 1) or Buy Bottles (Alt. 2) July 31 Make Bottles (Alternative 1) Buy Bottles (Alternative 2) Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2) Sales price $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_1 $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_2 $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_3 Unit costs: Purchase price $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_4 $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_5 $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_6 Freight fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_7 fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_8 fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_9 Variable costs fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_10 fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_11 fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_12 Fixed factory overhead fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_13 fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_14 fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_15 Income (Loss) $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_16 $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_17 $fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_18 b. Determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the bottles.

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A company manufactures various-sized plastic bottles for its medicinal product. The manufacturing cost for small bottles is $148 per unit (100 bottles), including fixed costs of $33 per unit. A proposal is offered to purchase small bottles from an outside source for $95 per unit, plus $11 per unit for freight.

a. Prepare a differential analysis dated July 31 to determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the bottles, assuming fixed costs are unaffected by the decision. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

Differential Analysis
Make Bottles (Alt. 1) or Buy Bottles (Alt. 2)
July 31
	Make Bottles (Alternative 1)	Buy Bottles (Alternative 2)	Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
Sales price	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_1	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_2	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_3
Unit costs:
Purchase price	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_4	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_5	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_6
Freight	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_7	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_8	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_9
Variable costs	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_10	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_11	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_12
Fixed factory overhead	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_13	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_14	fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_15
Income (Loss)	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_16	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_17	$fill in the blank 2d4f3efa1ffef7f_18

b. Determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the bottles.

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