What is the break-even quantity? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.  units Should the firm make the 9,500 units in-house or outsource? Firm should produce the molding .

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The Vera Molding company has two alternatives for meeting a customer requirement for 9,500 units of a specialty molding. If done in-house, fixed cost would be $300,000 with variable cost at $40 per unit. Alternative two is to outsource for a total cost of $80 per unit.

  1. What is the break-even quantity? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

     units

  2. Should the firm make the 9,500 units in-house or outsource?

    Firm should produce the molding .

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