Sunland Music produces 60000 CDs on which to record music. The CDs have the following costs: Direct Materials $11500 Direct Labor Variable Overhead Fixed Overhead 13500 1500 7000 Sunland could avoid $4000 in fixed overhead costs if it acquires the CDs externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the 60000 units externally, what is the maximum amount that Sunland should pay to purchase the units? O $33500 O $26500 O $30500 O $29500
Sunland Music produces 60000 CDs on which to record music. The CDs have the following costs: Direct Materials $11500 Direct Labor Variable Overhead Fixed Overhead 13500 1500 7000 Sunland could avoid $4000 in fixed overhead costs if it acquires the CDs externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the 60000 units externally, what is the maximum amount that Sunland should pay to purchase the units? O $33500 O $26500 O $30500 O $29500
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Transcribed Image Text:Sunland Music produces 60000 CDs on which to record music. The CDs have the following costs:
Direct Materials $11500
Direct Labor
13500
Variable Overhead
1500
Fixed Overhead
7000
Sunland could avoid $4000 in fixed overhead costs if it acquires the CDs externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would
prefer to buy the 60000 units externally, what is the maximum amount that Sunland should pay to purchase the units?
$33500
O $26500
$30500
O $29500

Transcribed Image Text:Vaughn Manufacturing can produce 100 units of a component part with the following costs:
Direct Materials $14000
Direct Labor
Variable Overhead
Fixed Overhead
5500
9000
11000
If Vaughn Manufacturing can purchase the component part externally for $35000 and only $4000 of the fixed costs can be avoided, what is the correct make-
or-buy decision?
Make and save $500
Buy and save $500
O Make and save $2500
Buy and save $6500
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