Analysis to figure out if I should make or buy
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Knox Manufacturing incurs unit costs of $15 ($9 variable and $6 fixed) in making a subassembly part for its finished product. A supplier offers to make 10,000 of the assembly part at $11 per unit. If the offer is accepted, all variable costs and $1 of fixed costs per unit will be saved.
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(a) Prepare an analysis to show whether Knox Manufacturing should make or buy the assembly part.
(b) Would your answer be different if Knox could earn $25,000 of income with the facilities currently used to make the part?
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This solution conducts analysis to figure out if one should make or buy. The explanation is provided in an Excel spreadsheet.
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Problem: Knox Manufacturing incurs unit costs of $15 ($9 variable and $6 fixed) in making a subassembly part for its finished product. A supplier offers to make 10,000 of the assembly part at $11 per unit. If the offer is accepted, all variable costs and $1 of fixed costs per unit will be saved.
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(a) Prepare an analysis to show whether ...
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