Question

WatchNU is a company that designs and manufacturers drones for military use. The supply manager is getting ready to renegotiate the contract with the security service provider that it uses for its offices and manufacturing plant. Three suppliers responded to the RFP for security services for the next three years. The current security services provider, SecureIT quoted $945,000 per year. Two suppliers that have not been used by WatchNU in the past quoted $1,048,000 and $1,056,000 respectively. The supply manager is also analyzing the costs associated with insourcing security services rather than using a supplier as a way to reduce costs and provide greater control over security. The salary and benefits for a full-time security services manager is estimated to be $99,000. Other fixed costs are estimated to be $29,000/year. Three security guards are needed 24 hours/day, 365 days per year. The salary and benefits for the security guards is $34/hour.

Required:
What are the costs to insource the security services?

Answer 1

Variable Cost $893,520

Fixed Cost $128,000

Total Cost $1,021,520

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the costs to insource the security services

VARIABLE COST

Using this formula

Variable cost =Total Quantity of Output x Variable Cost Per Unit

Let plug in the formula

Variable cost =3* ($34/hour x 24 hours/day x 365 days per year)

Variable cost = $893,520

FIXED COST

Using this formula

Fixed cost=Salary and Benefits for a full time security service manager+Other Fixed Costs

Let plug in the formula

Fixed cost=($99,000) + ($29,000)

Fixed cost= $128,000

TOTAL COST

Using this formula

Total Cost = Variable Cost + Fixed Cost

Let plug in the formula

Total Cost=($893,520) + ($128,000)

Total Cost= $1,021,520

Therefore the costs to insource the security services will be:

Variable Cost $893,520

Fixed Cost $128,000

Total Cost $1,021,520