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Foulds Company makes 10,000 units per year of a part it uses inthe products it manufactures. The unit product cost of this part iscomputed as follows:

Directmaterials $ 13.20
Direct labor 20.80
Variablemanufacturing overhead 3.00
Fixed manufacturingoverhead 10.90
Unit productcost $ 47.90

An outside supplier has offered to sell the company all of theseparts it needs for $42.30 a unit. If the company accepts thisoffer, the facilities now being used to make the part could be usedto make more units of a product that is in high demand. Theadditional contribution margin on this other product would be$39,000 per year.

If the part were purchased from the outside supplier, all of thedirect labor cost of the part would be avoided. However, $6.40 ofthe fixed manufacturing overhead cost being applied to the partwould continue even if the part were purchased from the outsidesupplier. This fixed manufacturing overhead cost would be appliedto the company's remaining products.

Required:

a.

How much of the unit product cost of $47.90 is relevant in thedecision of whether to make or buy the part? (Round youranswer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in yourresponse.)

Relevant cost perunit $
b.

What is the net total dollar advantage (disadvantage) ofpurchasing the part rather than making it?(Input the amountas a positive value. Omit the "$" sign in yourresponse.)

Net (Click toselect)advantagedisadvantage $
c.

What is the maximum amount the company should be willing to payan outside supplier per unit for the part if the supplier commitsto supplying all 10,000 units required each year? (Roundyour answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in yourresponse.)

Maximum acceptablepurchase price per unit $

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Patrina Schowalter
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28 Sep 2019

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