One of the most popular phone accessory companies, Blue, has a reputation for unique designs for...

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One of the most popular phone accessory companies, Blue, has a reputation for unique designs for its phone cases. Its cases fit any version of all the prominent manufacturers' phones. The competition in this market is becoming fierce, with phone manufacturers spending big money on their own accessories. Blue is unsure if it should continue to manufacture the phone cases or outsource them to simplify operations. Manufacturing costs for Blue are as follows; these costs support one cycle of production that yields 1,100 phone cases: DM Costs per Cycle to Make $10,000 DL 5,000 Variable-MOH 3,000 Fixed-MOH (total) 71,500 If Blue decides to purchase the cases, $61,340 of the fixed-MOH costs will be unavoidable. (a) At what price would Blue be indifferent about making its own phone cases versus buying from a supplier? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) Price $ per case One of the most popular phone accessory companies, Blue, has a reputation for unique designs for its phone cases. Its cases fit any version of all the prominent manufacturers' phones. The competition in this market is becoming fierce, with phone manufacturers spending big money on their own accessories. Blue is unsure if it should continue to manufacture the phone cases or outsource them to simplify operations. Manufacturing costs for Blue are as follows; these costs support one cycle of production that yields 1,100 phone cases: DM Costs per Cycle to Make $10,000 DL 5,000 Variable-MOH 3,000 Fixed-MOH (total) 71,500 If Blue decides to purchase the cases, $61,340 of the fixed-MOH costs will be unavoidable. (a) At what price would Blue be indifferent about making its own phone cases versus buying from a supplier? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) Price $ per case

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