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A manager must decide whether to make or buy a product component. Based on the following costs, what is the minimum volume required to justify making the component rather than buying it?   Make BuyFixed cost $50,000 noneVariable cost $8 $13 Multiple Choice6250 units16,667 units4545 units10,000 units

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A manager must decide whether to make or buy a product component. Based on the following costs, what is the minimum volume required to justify making the component rather than buying it?   Make BuyFixed cost 50,000noneVariablecost50,000 noneVariable cost 8 $13 Multiple Choice6250 units16,667 units4545 units10,000 units

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Solution

To solve this problem, we need to find the point at which the total cost of making the product equals the total cost of buying the product. This is called the break-even point.

The total cost of making the product is the sum of the fixed cost and the variable cost multiplied by the number of units. The total cost of buying the product is just the variable cost multiplied by the number of units (since there is no fixed cost).

So, we set up the equation:

50,000+50,000 + 8x = $13x

where x is the number of units.

Solving for x gives us:

50,000=50,000 = 5x

x = 10,000 units

So, the minimum volume required to justify making the component rather than buying it is 10,000 units.

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