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The Chateau Company manufactures 4,000 telephones per year. The full manufacturing costs per telephone are as follows: Direct materials $4 Direct labor $16 Variable manufacturing overhead $12 Average fixed manufacturing overhead $12 Total $44 The Quick Assembly Company has offered to sell Chateau 4,000 telephones for $31 per unit. If Chateau accepts the offer, $20,000 of fixed overhead will be eliminated. Chateau should:

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Answer: It is better to buy and accept the offer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Making cost :

Direct Material = cost × No. of telephones manufactures

= 4 × 4000

= 16,000

Direct Labour = cost × No. of telephones manufactures

= 16 × 4,000

= 64,000

Variable overhead = cost × No. of telephones manufactures

= 12 × 4000

= 48,000

Fixed overhead = cost × No. of telephones manufactures

= 12 × 4000

= 48,000

Total cost:

= Direct Material + Direct Labour + Variable overhead + Fixed overhead

= 16,000 + 64,000 + 48,000 + 48,000

= $176,000

Buy cost :

Purchase price = Per unit price × No. of telephones purchase

= 31 × 4000

= 124,000

Fixed overhead = Fixed overhead from making - fixed overhead eliminated

= 48,000 - 20,000

= 28,000

Total cost = Purchase price + Fixed overhead

= 124,000 + 28,000

= 152,000

Therefore, it is better to buy and accept the offer.

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