Given the Following Data for a Make-Or-Buy Decision What Are Total Costs to Make a Quantity of 15,000

question 105

Short Answer

Given the following data for a make-or-buy decision: $$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Alternative } & \text { Fixed Cost } & \text { Variable Cost } \\\hline \text { Buy } & \$ 0 \text { per year } & \$ 8 \text { per unit } \\\text { Make } & \$ 100,000 \text { per year } & \$ 4 \text { per unit }\end{array}$$ What are total costs to make a quantity of 15,000 units per year?

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Definitions:

Short Run

A time period in economics during which at least one factor of production is fixed, limiting the ability of the economy or firm to fully adjust.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing full adjustment to any change.

Shut Down

In economics, a short-run decision not to produce anything during a specific period because of current market conditions.

Short Run

A period in which at least one factor of production is fixed, and firms can adjust only to a limited set of variables.