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

question 48

Multiple Choice

When break-even analysis is applied to an outsourcing decision, the breakeven 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 times the fixed costs
• D)the product of the variable costs times the production quantity

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