ABC Ltd is a company that produces and sells widgets. The company is currently considering whether to continue producing the widgets or to outsource the production to a third-party supplier. The company's current cost structure is as follows:

Direct Materials per Unit: $10
Direct Labor per Unit: $15
Variable Overhead per Unit: $5
Fixed Overhead per Year: $250,000
Current Production Volume: 50,000 units per year

The third-party supplier has offered to produce the widgets at a cost of $25 per unit. Should ABC Ltd continue to produce the widgets in-house or outsource the production to the third-party supplier?

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