Regis Company makes the plugs it uses in one of its products at a cost of P36 per unit. This cost includes P8 of fixed overhead. Regis needs 30,000 of these plugs annually, and Orlan Company has offered to sell them to Regis at P33 per unit. If Regis decides to purchase the plugs, P60,000 of the annual fixed overhead will be eliminated, and the company may be able to rent the facility previously used for manufacturing the plugs. If the plugs are purchased and the facility rented, Regis Company wishes to realize P100,000 in savings annually. To achieve this goal, the minimum annual rent on the facility must be: O P10,000 O P40,000 O P70,000 P190,000

Regis Company makes the plugs it uses in one of its products at a cost of P36 per unit. This cost includes P8 of fixed overhead. Regis needs 30,000 of these plugs annually, and Orlan Company has offered to sell them to Regis at P33 per unit. If Regis decides to purchase the plugs, P60,000 of the annual fixed overhead will be eliminated, and the company may be able to rent the facility previously used for manufacturing the plugs. If the plugs are purchased and the facility rented, Regis Company wishes to realize P100,000 in savings annually. To achieve this goal, the minimum annual rent on the facility must be: O P10,000 O P40,000 O P70,000 P190,000

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