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

question 42

Multiple Choice

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 buy an annual quantity of 40,000 units?

• A) $400,000
• B) $500,000
• C) $800,000
• D) $850,000

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Definitions:

Funds-Flow Statement

A financial statement that shows the inflows and outflows of funds from operations, financing, and investing activities, illuminating how a company's financial position changes over time.

Exchange Gains/Losses

The profit or loss resulting from foreign currency transactions due to changes in exchange rates.

Functional Currency

The currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates and carries out its financial transactions.

Property, Plant, And Equipment

Long-term assets owned by a business for the purpose of production, supply, rental, or administrative use, not intended for sale during the normal course of business.