Mighty Safe Fire Alarm is currently buying 57,000 motherboards fromMotherBoard, Inc., at a price of $66 per board. Mighty Safe isconsidering making its own boards. The costs to make the board are asfollows: direct materials, $29 per unit; direct labor, $8 per unit; andvariable factory overhead, $16 per unit. Fixed costs for the plant wouldincrease by $87,000. Which option should be selected and why?a. make, $653,790 increase in profitsb. make, $741,000 increase in profitsc. buy, $653,790 increase in profitsd. buy, $87,000 increase in profits

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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