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Wilma Company must decide whether to make or buy some of its components. The costs of producing 68,300 switches for its generators are as follows.

Question 2

Wilma Company must decide whether to make or buy some of its components. The costs of producing 68,300 switches for its generators are as follows.

Direct materials		$29,400		Variable overhead		$45,700
Direct labor		$42,336		Fixed overhead		$82,000

Instead of making the switches at an average cost of $2.92 ($199,436 68,300), the company has an opportunity to buy the switches at $2.66 per unit. If the company purchases the switches, all the variable costs and one-fourth of the fixed costs will be eliminated.

(a)

	Your answer is correct.

Prepare an incremental analysis showing whether the company should buy the switches. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

		Make		Buy		Net Income Increase (Decrease)
Direct materials		$		$		$
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing costs
Fixed manufacturing costs
Purchase price
Total cost		$		$		$

Wilma Company will incur $

of additional costs if it

buysmakes

the switches.

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(b)

Would your answer be different if the released productive capacity will generate additional income of $47,662? (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

		Make		Buy		Net Income Increase (Decrease)
Total Cost		$		$		$
Opportunity cost
Total cost		$		$		$

Yes/No

, the answer is

different/same

. The analysis shows that net income will be

increased/decreased

by $

.

Instead of making the switches at an average cost of $2.92 ($199,436 68,300), the company has an opportunity to buy the switches at $2.66 per unit. If the company purchases the switches, all the variable costs and one-fourth of the fixed costs will be eliminated.