The Outland Company manufactures 5,000 units of a part that could be purchased from an outside supplier for $16 each. Outland’s costs to manufacture each part are as follows: Direct materials   $4   Direct labor   3   Variable manufacturing overhead   6   Fixed manufacturing overhead   10     Total   $23   All fixed overhead is unavoidable and is allocated based on direct labor. The facilities that are used to manufacture the part have no alternative uses. (a-b)   Correct answer icon Your answer is correct. (a) Calculate relevant cost to make. Relevent cost to make $enter relevent cost to make in dollars per unit per unit (b) Should Outland continue to manufacture the part? select an option     eTextbook and Media         Attempts: unlimited       (c-d)     (c) If Outland could lease the manufacturing facilities to another company for $25,000 per year, what would be the net total cost to outsource production of the part? Net cost to buy $enter the net cost to buy in dollars

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The Outland Company manufactures 5,000 units of a part that could be purchased from an outside supplier for $16 each. Outland’s costs to manufacture each part are as follows:

Direct materials   $4  
Direct labor   3  
Variable manufacturing overhead   6  
Fixed manufacturing overhead   10  
  Total   $23  

All fixed overhead is unavoidable and is allocated based on direct labor. The facilities that are used to manufacture the part have no alternative uses.

(a-b)

 
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Your answer is correct.
(a) Calculate relevant cost to make.

Relevent cost to make $enter relevent cost to make in dollars per unit per unit

(b) Should Outland continue to manufacture the part?

select an option
 
 

eTextbook and Media

 
 
 
 
Attempts: unlimited
 
 
 

(c-d)

 
 
(c) If Outland could lease the manufacturing facilities to another company for $25,000 per year, what would be the net total cost to outsource production of the part?

Net cost to buy $enter the net cost to buy in dollars


(d) Should Outland outsource production of the part given the opportunity to lease the facilities?
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