Blue Spruce Tech produces 60000 iPhone adapters with the following costs: Direct Materials Direct Labor Variable Overhead Fixed Overhead $8000 O $34000 $32500 $38500 $43000 15500 4500 10500 None of Blue Spruce's fixed overhead costs can be reduced, but another product could be made that would increase profit by $4500 if the adapters were acquired externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the adapters, what is the maximum external price that Blue Spruce would be willing to accept to acquire the 60000 units externally?

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Blue Spruce Tech produces 60,000 iPhone adapters with the following costs:
Blue Spruce Tech produces 60000 iPhone adapters with the following costs:
Direct Materials
Direct Labor
Variable Overhead
Fixed Overhead
$8000
O $34000
$32500
$38500
$43000
15500
4500
10500
None of Blue Spruce's fixed overhead costs can be reduced, but another product could be made that would increase profit by $4500 if
the adapters were acquired externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the
adapters, what is the maximum external price that Blue Spruce would be willing to accept to acquire the 60000 units externally?
Transcribed Image Text:Blue Spruce Tech produces 60000 iPhone adapters with the following costs: Direct Materials Direct Labor Variable Overhead Fixed Overhead $8000 O $34000 $32500 $38500 $43000 15500 4500 10500 None of Blue Spruce's fixed overhead costs can be reduced, but another product could be made that would increase profit by $4500 if the adapters were acquired externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the adapters, what is the maximum external price that Blue Spruce would be willing to accept to acquire the 60000 units externally?
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