A Firm Is Considering Whether to Continue to Buy a Particular

question 23

Multiple Choice

A firm is considering whether to continue to buy a particular component or to make the component themselves. There is no fixed cost associated with buying the component, but each component costs $17 to purchase. If the firm makes the component, it will incur a fixed cost of $5,000, but will be able to produce each component for $10. Which decision below is correct?

• A) Make if estimated demand is less than 714.3 units
• B) Buy if estimated demand is greater than 5,000 units
• C) Make if estimated demand is greater than 714.3 units
• D) Buy if estimated demand is greater than 714.3 units

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Definitions:

Thyroid Gland

An endocrine gland, consisting of irregularly spheroid follicles, lying in front and to the sides of the upper part of the trachea, in a horseshoe shape, with two lateral lobes connected by a narrow central portion, the isthmus; occasionally an elongated offshoot, the pyramidal lobe, passes upward from the isthmus in front of the trachea. It is supplied by branches from the external carotid and subclavian arteries, and its nerves are derived from the middle cervical and cervicothoracic ganglia of the sympathetic system. It secretes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.

Steroidal

Relating to or characterized by the presence of steroids, which are a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure.

Cell Membrane

The outer limit of a cell that is thin and selectively permeable. It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

Hormone

A chemical secreted by a cell that affects the functions of other cells.