Benson Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-qualityracing bikes with limited sales. Benson produces and sells only 7,400 bikes each year. Due to the low volume of activity, Benson isunable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. For example, Benson could buy the handlebars for $29 each;they cost $32 each to make. The following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs.ItemUnit-level costsUnit CostTotalMaterialsLaborOverhead$ 139$ 96,20066,600Allocated facility-level costsTotal2814,80059,200$ 32$ 236,800After seeing these figures, Benson's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce thehandlebars at $32 each when it can buy them for $29 each.RequiredCalculate the total relevant cost. Do you agree with the president's conclusion?Per UnitTotalTotal relevant costDo you agree with the president's conclusion?NoI

Relevant costs are those cost that differ between alternative courses of action and have the…

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