
Managerial Accounting + Connect Access Card
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Author: John Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Chapter 10, Problem 2E
Exercise 23-5 Make or buy A1
Gelb Company currently manufactures 40,000 units per year of a key component for its manufacturing process. Variable costs are $1.95 per unit, fixed costs related to making this component are $65,000 per year, and allocated fixed costs are $58,500 per year. The allocated fixed costs are unavoidable whether the company makes or buys this component. The company is considering buying this component from a supplier for $3.50 per unit. Should it continue to manufacture the component, or should it buy this component from the outside supplier? Support your decisions with analysis of the data provided.
Check Increased cost to make, $3,000
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