A production order for 200 units is recieved. The item is made on a machine that has a $20 set-up, an output of six items per hour, and a daily fixed cost of $100. The variable item cost is $1.00. What is the highest price the cmpany could afford to buy the item for, instead of producing the item itself?

A production order for 200 units is recieved. The item is made on a machine that has a $20 set-up, an output of six items per hour, and a daily fixed cost of $100. The variable item cost is $1.00. What is the highest price the cmpany could afford to buy the item for, instead of producing the item itself?

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter9: Applications Of Cost Theory

Section: Chapter Questions

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