Troy Engines Ltd. manufactures a variety of engines for use in heavy equipment. The company has always produced all of the necessary parts for its engines, including all of the carburetors. An outside supplier has offered to produce and sell one type of carburetor to Troy Engines Ltd. for a cost of $99.0 per unit. To evaluate this offer, Troy Engines Ltd. has gathered the following information relating to its own cost of producing the carburetor internally:      PerUnit 39,000 Unitsper Year   Direct materials $ 22   $ 858,000     Direct labour   26     1,014,000     Variable manufacturing overhead   19     741,000     Fixed manufacturing overhead, traceable   30.0 *   1,170,000     Fixed manufacturing overhead, allocated   25     975,000                   Total cost $ 122.0   $ 4,758,000                   * One-third supervisory salaries; two-thirds depreciation of special equipment (no resale value).    Required: 1-a. Compute the total differential cost per unit for producing and buying the product. (Round your answers to 1 decimal places.)

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Troy Engines Ltd. manufactures a variety of engines for use in heavy equipment. The company has always produced all of the necessary parts for its engines, including all of the carburetors. An outside supplier has offered to produce and sell one type of carburetor to Troy Engines Ltd. for a cost of $99.0 per unit. To evaluate this offer, Troy Engines Ltd. has gathered the following information relating to its own cost of producing the carburetor internally:

  

  Per
Unit
39,000 Units
per Year
  Direct materials $ 22   $ 858,000  
  Direct labour   26     1,014,000  
  Variable manufacturing overhead   19     741,000  
  Fixed manufacturing overhead, traceable   30.0 *   1,170,000  
  Fixed manufacturing overhead, allocated   25     975,000  
             
  Total cost $ 122.0   $ 4,758,000  
             
 
* One-third supervisory salaries; two-thirds depreciation of special equipment (no resale value).

  

Required:
1-a.

Compute the total differential cost per unit for producing and buying the product. (Round your answers to 1 decimal places.)

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