Question

Epsilon Co. can produce a unit of product for the following costs: Direct material $ 8 Direct labor 24 Overhead 40 Total costs per unit $72 An outside supplier offers to provide Epsilon with all the units it needs at $60 per unit. If Epsilon buys from the supplier, the company will still incur 40% of its overhead (this means that no matter what Epsilon does, 40% of the overhead costs will remain). Epsilon should choose to:

Answer 1

It is cheaper to make the units in-house.

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Make in-house:

Direct material $ 8

Direct labor 24

Overhead 40

Total costs per unit $72

Buying price= $60

We need to determine which option provides the lower cost. Because 40% of overhead will remain constant, we have to take it out of the equation.

Production cost:

Direct material $ 8

Direct labor 24

Overhead= 40*0.6= 24

Total production cost= $56

It is cheaper to make the units in-house.