Question

A company manufactures various sized plastic bottles for its medicinal product. The manufacturing cost for small bottles is $67 per unit (100 bottles), including fixed costs of $22 per unit. A proposal is offered to purchase small bottles from an outside source for $35 per unit, plus $5 per unit for freight. Prepare a differential analysis dated March 30 to determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the bottles, assuming that fixed costs are unaffected by the decision. If an amount is zero, enter "0". For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Answer 1

The company should buy from an outside source rahter than manufacturing because each bottle manufactured costs $5 more.

Step-by-step explanation:

Differential Analysis

Make Buy

Manufacturing Cost per bottle $ 67

Purchasing Cost per bottle $35

Freight per bottle $ 5

Fixed Costs $ 22

Total $ 67 $62

The company should buy the bottles from the outside source because the manufacturing costs are higher than the purchasing costs and the fixed costs.

The fixed costs are the irrelevant costs that will continue whether bottles are manufactured or purchased.