The Vera Molding company has two alternatives for meeting a customer requirement for 7,500 units of a specialty molding. If done in-house, fixed cost would be $200,000 with variable cost at $32 per unit. Alternative two is to outsource for a total cost of $78 per unit. What is the break-even quantity? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.   _________ units Should the firm make-in-house or outsource? Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Total cost if done in-house: $  ________________ Total cost if outsourced: $  ________________ So, the firm can save $ ____________  by producing in- house.

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The Vera Molding company has two alternatives for meeting a customer requirement for 7,500 units of a specialty molding. If done in-house, fixed cost would be $200,000 with variable cost at $32 per unit. Alternative two is to outsource for a total cost of $78 per unit.

  1. What is the break-even quantity? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

      _________ units

  2. Should the firm make-in-house or outsource? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

    Total cost if done in-house: $  ________________

    Total cost if outsourced: $  ________________

    So, the firm can save $ ____________  by producing in- house. 

A company has two alternatives for meeting a customer requirement for 8,000 units of a specialty molding. If done in-house, fixed cost would be $345,000 with variable cost at $35 per unit. Alternative two is to outsource for a total cost of $80 per unit. Determine the break-even point. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

 ______________ units

Determine if they should make the item in-house or outsource it. Round your answers for total costs and savings to the nearest dollar.

Total cost if done in-house: $  _____________

Total cost if outsourced: $  _______________

So, the company should do the work in house and save $_______.   

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