Frederick Company is thinking about having one of its products manufactured by an outside supplier. Currently, manufacturing the product would cost $12.40 per unit for direct materials and $9.40 per unit for direct labor. Factory overhead is normally $10.40 per unit, and incremental overhead to make this product is $7.60 per unit. If Frederick Company can buy 5,000 units from an outside supplier for $130,000, the company should:Multiple ChoiceMake the product because current factory overhead is less than $130,000.Make the product because the total incremental costs of manufacturing are less than $130,000.Make the product because factory overhead is a sunk cost.Buy the product because total fixed and variable manufacturing costs are greater than $130,000.Buy the product because the total incremental costs of manufacturing are greater than $130,000.
Question
Frederick Company is thinking about having one of its products manufactured by an outside supplier. Currently, manufacturing the product would cost 9.40 per unit for direct labor. Factory overhead is normally 7.60 per unit. If Frederick Company can buy 5,000 units from an outside supplier for 130,000.Make the product because the total incremental costs of manufacturing are less than 130,000.Buy the product because the total incremental costs of manufacturing are greater than $130,000.
Solution
First, let's calculate the total cost of manufacturing the product in-house:
Direct materials cost per unit = 9.40 Incremental overhead cost per unit = $7.60
Total cost per unit = Direct materials cost per unit + Direct labor cost per unit + Incremental overhead cost per unit Total cost per unit = 9.40 + 29.40
Now, let's calculate the total cost for manufacturing 5,000 units: Total cost for 5,000 units = Total cost per unit * 5,000 Total cost for 5,000 units = 147,000
The cost to buy 5,000 units from an outside supplier is $130,000.
Comparing the two costs, it is cheaper to buy the product from an outside supplier than to manufacture it in-house. Therefore, the company should buy the product because the total incremental costs of manufacturing are greater than $130,000.
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