Ruth Company Produces 1,000 Units of a Necessary Component with the Following

question 103

Multiple Choice

Ruth Company produces 1,000 units of a necessary component with the following costs: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct Materials } & \$ 34,000 \\\text { Direct Labor } & 15,000 \\\text { Variable Overhead } & 9,000 \\\text { Fixed Overhead } & 10,000\end{array}$$ Ruth Company could avoid $6,000 in fixed overhead costs if it acquires the components externally. If cost minimization is the major consideration and the company would prefer to buy the components, what is the maximum external price that Ruth Company would accept to acquire the 1,000 units externally?

• A) $58,000
• B) $64,000
• C) $59,000
• D) $62,000

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Sample Size

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Sample Proportion

The ratio of members in a sample that have a particular attribute to the total number of members in that sample.

Sample Size

The number of observations or datapoints collected in a sample, critical in determining the precision of estimates and power of statistical tests.