Vaughn, Inc. currently manufactures a wicket as its main product. Costs per unit are as follows: Direct materials and direct labor $11 Variable overhead Fixed overhead Total 5 8 $24 Saran Company has contacted Vaughn with an offer to sell it 6400 wickets for $18 each. Of Vaughn's $8 per unit fixed cost, $5 per unit is unavoidable. Should Vaughn make or buy the wickets and why? O Make because the cost savings is $12800 ◇ Buy because the cost savings is $6400 ○ Buy because the cost savings is $19200 ○ Make because the cost savings is $6400

Vaughn, Inc. currently manufactures a wicket as its main product. Costs per unit are as follows: Direct materials and direct labor $11 Variable overhead Fixed overhead Total 5 8 $24 Saran Company has contacted Vaughn with an offer to sell it 6400 wickets for $18 each. Of Vaughn's $8 per unit fixed cost, $5 per unit is unavoidable. Should Vaughn make or buy the wickets and why? O Make because the cost savings is $12800 ◇ Buy because the cost savings is $6400 ○ Buy because the cost savings is $19200 ○ Make because the cost savings is $6400

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter10: Short-term Decision Making

Section: Chapter Questions

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