Question: Please explain how to calculate the Materials, Labor and variable overhead alternate cost. Mobility Partners makes wheelchairs and other assistive devices. For years it has

Please explain how to calculate the Materials, Labor and variable overhead alternate cost.

Mobility Partners makes wheelchairs and other assistive devices. For years it has made the rear wheel assembly for its wheelchairs. A local bicycle manufacturing firm, Trailblazers, Inc., offered to sell these rear wheel assemblies to Mobility. If Mobility makes the assembly, its cost per rear wheel assembly is as follows (based on annual production of 2,000 units).

Direct materials $ 50
Direct labor 106
Variable overhead 32
Fixed overhead 94
Total $ 282

Trailblazers has offered to sell the assembly to Mobility for $220 each. The total order would amount to 2,000 rear wheel assemblies per year, which Mobilitys management will buy instead of make if Mobility can save at least $20,000 per year. Accepting Trailblazerss offer would eliminate annual fixed overhead of $80,000.

Required:

a. Prepare a schedule that shows the total differential costs. (Select option "higher" or "lower", keeping Status Quo as the base. Select "none" if there is no effect.)

Status Quo Alternative Difference
Trailblazers offer $440,000 $440,000 higher
Materials 100,000 100,000 lower
Labor 212,000 212,000 lower
Variable overhead 64,000 64,000 lower
Fixed overhead applied 188,000 108,000 80,000 lower
Total costs $564,000 $548,000 $16,000 lower

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