Dolly Car Productions manufactures a part for use in its production of automobiles.When 1,000 items are produced,
Question:
Dolly Car Productions manufactures a part for use in its production of automobiles.When 1,000 items are produced, the costs per unit are:
Direct Materials
$ 12Direct manufacturing Labor60Variable manufacturing Overhead24Fixed Manufacturing Overhead30Total$ 126
Monty Company has offered to sell Dolly Car Productions 1,000 units of the part for $122 per unit.The plant facilities could be used to manufacture another part at a savings of $12,000 if Dolly Car accepts the supplier's offer.In addition, $10 per unit of fixed manufacturing overhead on the original part would be eliminated.
Using a Make versus Buy analysis, what alternative is best for Dolly Car Productions?Type your work below and clearly indicate whether the firm shouldMake or Buy the part.By how much better off will the firm beusing your decision?
Given the information for Dolly Car Productions above, what is themaximum per unit pricethat Dolly Car should be willing to pay for these parts?