Gottshall Inc.makes a range of products.The company's predetermined overhead rate is $19 per direct labor-hour,which was calculated using the following budgeted data:
Component P0 is used in one of the company's products.The unit cost of the component according to the company's cost accounting system is determined as follows:
An outside supplier has offered to supply component P0 for $78 each.The outside supplier is known for quality and reliability.Assume that direct labor is a variable cost,variable manufacturing overhead is really driven by direct labor-hours,and total fixed manufacturing overhead would not be affected by this decision.Gottshall chronically has idle capacity.
Required:
Is the offer from the outside supplier financially attractive? Why?

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Gottshall Inc.makes a range of products.The company's predetermined overhead rate is $19 per direct labor-hour,which was calculated using the following budgeted data:
  Component P0 is used in one of the company's products.The unit cost of the component according to the company's cost accounting system is determined as follows:
  An outside supplier has offered to supply component P0 for $78 each.The outside supplier is known for quality and reliability.Assume that direct labor is a variable cost,variable manufacturing overhead is really driven by direct labor-hours,and total fixed manufacturing overhead would not be affected by this decision.Gottshall chronically has idle capacity.
Required:
Is the offer from the outside supplier financially attractive? Why?

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The Answer of Gottshall Inc.makes a range of products.The company's predetermined overhead rate is $19 per direct labor-hour,which was calculated using the following budgeted data:
  Component P0 is used in one of the company's products.The unit cost of the component according to the company's cost accounting system is determined as follows:
  An outside supplier has offered to supply component P0 for $78 each.The outside supplier is known for quality and reliability.Assume that direct labor is a variable cost,variable manufacturing overhead is really driven by direct labor-hours,and total fixed manufacturing overhead would not be affected by this decision.Gottshall chronically has idle capacity.
Required:
Is the offer from the outside supplier financially attractive? Why?