manufactures an optical switch that it uses in its final product. TechSystems incurred the following manufacturing costs when it
produced 73,000 units last year: LOADING...(Click the icon to view the manufacturing costs.) Another company has offered to sell TechSystems the switch for $13.00 per unit. If TechSystems buys the switch from the outside supplier, none of the fixed costs are avoidable. The company prepared an outsourcing decision analysis to show the cost per unit of making the switches versus the cost per unit of buying (outsourcing) the switches. LOADING...(Click the icon to view the outsourcing decision analysis.) TechSystems needs 82,000 optical switches next year (assume same relevant range). By outsourcing them, TechSystems can use its idle facilities to manufacture another product that will contribute $220,000 to operating income, but none of the fixed costs will be avoidable. Should TechSystems make or buy the switches? Show your analysis. Complete the Best Use of Facilities Analysis. (Enter a "0" for any zero amounts.) TechSystems Best Use of Facilities Analysis Buy and Use Facilities for Other Make Product Expected sales price of the other product × × Total variable cost of obtaining the optical switches Expected net cost of obtaining the optical switches
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Since the question is missing most of its numbers, I looked for similar question.
variable cost per unit = $1,015,000 / 73,000 = $13.9041
total fixed costs = $490,000
since fixed costs are not avoidable, but can be used to generate $220,000 in revenues, the differential analysis is the following:
Make Buy Net income increase
(decrease)
variable costs $1,140,136.20 $0 $1,140,136.20
fixed overhead $490,000 $270,000 $220,000
<u> purchase price $0 $1,066,000 ($1,066,000) </u>
total $1,630,136.20 $1,336,000 $294,136.20
TechSystems should outsource the production since it will be able to increase its operating profits by $294,136.20.
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