When Break-Even Analysis Is Applied to an Outsourcing Decision, the Break-Even

question 74

Multiple Choice

When break-even analysis is applied to an outsourcing decision, the break-even quantity is _____.

• A) the ratio of fixed costs to the difference between variable outsourcing cost and variable in-house production cost
• B) the ratio of the difference between variable outsourcing cost and variable in-house production cost to fixed costs
• C) the product of the variable costs and the fixed costs
• D) the product of the variable costs and the production quantity

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Definitions:

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