Recently, Claude Manufacturing was approached by a firm that is offering to provide accounting and tax services
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Total Cost
Direct labour .............................. $225,000
Variable overhead ........................ 62,500
Fixed overhead ........................... 325,250
Total ....................................... $612,750
Required:
1. List the relevant cost(s) of internally providing the services and externally purchasing from another organization.
2. Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much?
3. At what cost of outsourcing would Claude Manufacturing be indifferent between providing the services in-house and outsourcing to another company?
4. What other factors should Claude Manufacturing consider before deciding to outsource these services?
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Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0176530884
2nd Canadian edition
Authors: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don Hanson, Dan L. Heitger, David McConomy, Jeffrey Pittman
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