If Mack Precision Tool and Die outsources the Repair Department, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor with Increasing total costs? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Maximum Amount
If Mack Precision Tool and Die outsources the Repair Department, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor with Increasing total costs? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Maximum Amount
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![Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and
Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month of
March follow.
Department
Fabricating
Finishing
Repair
Quality Control
Direct Costs Repair
$ 140,600
98,200
42,000
78,400
Maximum Amount
0
8.3
Proportion of Services Used by
Quality
Control
8.3
0
Fabricating Finishing
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.5
Mack Precision Tool and Die estimates that the variable costs in the Repair Department total $15,225, and in Quality Control variable
costs total $39,200. Avoidable fixed costs in the Repair Department are $12,400.
Required:
If Mack Precision Tool and Die outsources the Repair Department, what is the maximum It can pay an outside vendor without
Increasing total costs?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7b8e1547-f0e2-45fd-b208-f2c216f27c1a%2Fe773631b-87c3-4ae8-9c4a-89fc8fd00947%2Ftb50e0d_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and
Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month of
March follow.
Department
Fabricating
Finishing
Repair
Quality Control
Direct Costs Repair
$ 140,600
98,200
42,000
78,400
Maximum Amount
0
8.3
Proportion of Services Used by
Quality
Control
8.3
0
Fabricating Finishing
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.5
Mack Precision Tool and Die estimates that the variable costs in the Repair Department total $15,225, and in Quality Control variable
costs total $39,200. Avoidable fixed costs in the Repair Department are $12,400.
Required:
If Mack Precision Tool and Die outsources the Repair Department, what is the maximum It can pay an outside vendor without
Increasing total costs?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations.
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