Victory Electronics makes a part used in the manufacture of desktop computers.Management is
considering whether to continue manufacturing the part,or to buy the part from an outside source at a cost of $27.00 per part.Victory Electronics needs 80,000 parts per year.The cost of manufacturing 80,000 parts is computed as follows:
If Victory Electronics buys the part,it would pay $.40 per unit to transport the parts to its manufacturing plant.Purchasing the part from an outside source would enable the company to avoid 40% of fixed manufacturing overhead costs.Victory Electronics's factory space freed up by purchasing the part from an outside supplier could be used to manufacture another product with a contribution margin of $65,000.
Prepare an analysis to show which alternative makes the best use of Victory Electronics's factory space:
1)Make the part.
2)Buy the part and leave facilities idle.
3)Buy the part and use facilities to make another product.
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