Tide Corporation has traditionally made a subcomponent of its major product. Annual production of 30,000 subcomponents results i

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Tide Corporation has traditionally made a subcomponent of its major product. Annual production of 30,000 subcomponents results i

n the following costs: Direct materials $ 250,000 Direct labor $ 200,000 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 190,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 120,000 Tide has received an offer from an outside supplier who is willing to provide the 30,000 units of the subcomponent each year at a price of $28 per unit. Tide knows that the facilities now being used to manufacture the subcomponent could be rented to another company for $80,000 per year if the subcomponent were purchased from the outside supplier. There would be no effect of this decision on the total fixed manufacturing overhead of the company. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. At what price per unit charged by the outside supplier would Tide be indifferent between making or buying the subcomponent

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poizon [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-17T13:42:34+03:00

An amount of $24 per unit will need to be charged by the outside supplier to make Tide be indifferent between making or buying the subcomponent.

Relevant cost per unit to make = (Direct materials + Direct labor + Variable manufacturing overhead + Fixed manufacturing overhead) / Total sub-component unit

Relevant cost per unit to make = ($250,000 + $200,000 + $190,000 + $80,000) / 30,000 units

Relevant cost per unit to make = $24

Hence, the indifferent price is $24 per unit

Therefore, an amount of $24 per unit will need to be charged by the outside supplier to make Tide be indifferent between making or buying the sub-component.