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Paxton Company can produce a component of its product that incurs the following costs per unit: direct materials, $9.10; direct labor, $13.10, variable overhead $2.10 and fixed overhead, $7.10. An outside supplier has offered to sell the product to Paxton for $31.40. Compute the net incremental cost or savings of buying the component.Multiple Choice$2.10 cost per unit.$7.10 savings per unit.$0 cost or savings per unit.$7.10 cost per unit.$2.10 savings per unit.

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Answer:

$0 cost or savings per unit

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost to Buy

Purchase Price $31.40

and,

Costs to Make

Direct materials $9.10

Direct labor $13.10

Variable overhead $2.10

Fixed Overheads $7.10

Total $31.40

therefore

The net incremental cost or savings of buying the component is $0 cost or savings per unit

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