A Company Has Two Alternatives for Meeting a Customer Requirement

question 30

Essay

A company has two alternatives for meeting a customer requirement for 9,000 units of a specialty molding.If done in-house, fixed cost would be $350,000 with variable cost at $30 per unit.Alternative two is to outsource for a total cost of $80 per unit.Determine the breakeven quantity and determine if they should make the item in-house or outsource it.

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Definitions:

Incremental Innovation

The process of making small improvements or upgrades to existing products, services, or processes, rather than creating something completely new.

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Innovation that fundamentally changes existing practices, products, or technologies, often creating new markets.

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