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A company makes and sells a range of products. The standard details per unit for one of these products, product X, are as follows.
To meet sales demand, the company must obtain 2,000 units of product X next month. There is sufficient labour capacity to produce 1,500 of these units in-house during normal time. However, any production above this level would require overtime working which would be paid at a premium of 50%.
The company can buy as many units of product X as it wishes next month from an external supplier at a price of $120 per unit.
What is the total financial benefit to the company of purchasing the appropriate number of units from the external supplier rather than producing them in-house?
Suggested Answer: D
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8 comments · newest first
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Chantay
12 months ago
$30,000 sounds about right for the savings.
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Danica
1 year ago
Totally agree, external sourcing seems cheaper!
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Michael
1 year ago
Wait, are we sure about the overtime costs?
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Willodean
1 year ago
I think buying from the supplier is a smart move!
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Karan
1 year ago
The company needs 2,000 units next month.
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Glennis
1 year ago
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Roxane
1 year ago
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Youlanda
1 year ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to think it through carefully to determine the correct value of b or b0.