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### Gelb Company Make or Buy Analysis

**Background:**
Gelb Company currently produces a key component for its primary product. The costs associated with producing this part internally include direct materials, direct labor, and incremental overhead. Alternatively, the company has the option to purchase the part from an external supplier.

**Cost Analysis Details:**

- **Internal Production Costs:**
  - Direct materials: $1.30 per unit
  - Direct labor: $0.85 per unit
  - Incremental overhead: $1.44 per unit

- **External Purchase Cost:**
  - Cost to buy the part: $3.76 per unit

**Decision-Making Task:**
(a) Conduct a make or buy analysis by comparing the detailed costs for both options. (Round answers to 2 decimal places.)
(b) Determine whether Gelb should continue making the part internally or opt to purchase it.

**Cost Comparison Framework:**

| (a) Make or Buy Analysis | Make | Buy |
|--------------------------|------|-----|
| Direct materials         |      |     |
| Direct labor             |      |     |
| Overhead                 |      |     |
| Cost to buy              |      |     |
| **Cost per unit**        |      |     |
| **Cost difference**      |      |     |

**Recommendation:**
(b) Based on the completed analysis, provide a recommendation on whether the company should make or buy the part.
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Transcribed Image Text:### Gelb Company Make or Buy Analysis **Background:** Gelb Company currently produces a key component for its primary product. The costs associated with producing this part internally include direct materials, direct labor, and incremental overhead. Alternatively, the company has the option to purchase the part from an external supplier. **Cost Analysis Details:** - **Internal Production Costs:** - Direct materials: $1.30 per unit - Direct labor: $0.85 per unit - Incremental overhead: $1.44 per unit - **External Purchase Cost:** - Cost to buy the part: $3.76 per unit **Decision-Making Task:** (a) Conduct a make or buy analysis by comparing the detailed costs for both options. (Round answers to 2 decimal places.) (b) Determine whether Gelb should continue making the part internally or opt to purchase it. **Cost Comparison Framework:** | (a) Make or Buy Analysis | Make | Buy | |--------------------------|------|-----| | Direct materials | | | | Direct labor | | | | Overhead | | | | Cost to buy | | | | **Cost per unit** | | | | **Cost difference** | | | **Recommendation:** (b) Based on the completed analysis, provide a recommendation on whether the company should make or buy the part.
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