Scenario 12.1 You Currently Make a Part on Old Equipment at a at a Cost

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Scenario 12.1
You currently make a part on old equipment at a cost of $50,000 per year and a variable cost of $20 / unit. You have found an outside supplier who will make the part for $15 / unit if you will pay their annual fixed costs of $200,000 / year. The following table summarizes the details of this make versus buy decision.

-Use Scenario 12.1 to answer the question. What are total costs to make a quantity of 40,000 units per year?

• A) $400,000
• B) $450,000
• C) $800,000
• D) $850,000

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