Question: Denton Co . makes 1 0 , 0 0 0 parts annually used in one of its final finished products which, according to the Production

Denton Co. makes 10,000 parts annually used in one of its final finished products which, according to the Production Accounting Office, cost the following amounts per unit to make internally:

Direct material...................................................$4.00
Direct labor.........................................................16.00
Variable manufacturing overhead................... 8.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead........................10.00*
Total cost............................................................$38.00
*60% of this cost represents unavoidable
factory depreciation cost allocated to
making this part.

Jarvis Co. has offered to sell this part to Denton Co. for $36 per unit. Solely on the basis of cost, should Denton Co. make the part internally or buy it from Jarvis Co.?

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