Gent Designs requires three units of part A for every unit of A1 that it produces. Currently, part A is made by Gent, with these per-unit costs in a month when 4,000 units were produced: Direct materials $4.00 Direct labor 1.50 Manufacturing overhead 1.20 Total $6.70 Variable manufacturing overhead is applied at $1.00 per unit. The other $0.20 of overhead consists of allocated fixed costs. Gent will need 5,900 units of part A for the next year’s production.

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  1. Gent Designs requires three units of part A for every unit of A1 that it produces. Currently, part A is made by Gent, with these per-unit costs in a month when 4,000 units were produced:

    Direct materials $4.00
    Direct labor 1.50
    Manufacturing overhead 1.20
    Total $6.70

    Variable manufacturing overhead is applied at $1.00 per unit. The other $0.20 of overhead consists of allocated fixed costs. Gent will need 5,900 units of part A for the next year’s production.

    Cory Corporation has offered to supply 5,900 units of part A at a price of $6.90 per unit. If Gent accepts the offer, all of the variable costs and $800 of the fixed costs will be avoided.

    A. Calculate the differential cost?

    Cost to buy $fill in the blank 1
    Cost to make fill in the blank 2
    Differential cost $fill in the blank 3

    B. Should Gent Designs accept the offer from Cory Corporation?

    Gent Designs 

     
     
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