Suppose that a manufacturer can produce a part for $8.00 with a fixed cost of $6 comma 000. Alternately, the manufacturer could contract with a supplier in Asia to purchase the part at a cost of $10.00 , which includes transportation. a. If the anticipated production volume is 1,300 units, compute the total cost of manufacturing and the total cost of outsourcing. b. What is the best decision?

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Explanation:

Giving the following information:

A manufacturer can produce a part for $8.00 with a fixed cost of $6,000.

A supplier in Asia offers the part for $10.00 , which includes transportation.

The anticipated production volume is 1,300 units.

First, we need to calculate the total cost of making the part in-house. We will calculate based on two situations:

Fixed costs are avoidable

Total cost = variable cost + fixed costs = 8*1,300 + 6,000 = 16,400

Fixed costs are unavoidable:

Total cost = total variable cost = 8*1,300 = $10,400

Now, we calculate the total cost of purchasing:

Purchase = 10*1,300 = $13,000

Based on this information, the purchase is more convenient if at least $3,400 of the fixed costs are avoidable.