Cool Systems manufactures an optical switch that it uses in its final product. The switch has the following manufacturing costs per unit:

Another company has offered to sell Cool Systems the switch for 515.00 per unit. If Cool Systems buys the switch from the outside supplier, the idle manufacturing facilities cannot be used for any other purpose, yet none of the fixed costs are avoidable. Prepare an outsourcing analysis to determine whether Cool Systems should make or buy the switch.

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Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead Manufacturing product cost $ 5.00 3.00 6.00 7.00 $ 21.00 Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead Manufacturing product cost $ 5.00 3.00 6.00 7.00 $ 21.00

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