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Frederick Co If Frederick Can Buy 5,000 Units from an Outside Supplier

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Frederick Co.is thinking about having one of its products manufactured by an outside supplier. Currently,the cost of manufacturing 5,000 units is:
Direct material $62,000Direct labor 47,000Variable Factory overhead 38,000Factory overhead 52,000\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l l r } \text {Direct material }&\$62,000\\\text {Direct labor }&47,000\\\text {Variable Factory overhead }&38,000\\\text {Factory overhead }&52,000\end{array}\end{array} If Frederick can buy 5,000 units from an outside supplier for $130,000,it should:


A) Make the product because current factory overhead is less than $130,000.
B) Make the product because the cost of direct material plus direct labor of manufacturing is less than $130,000.
C) Make the product because factory overhead is a sunk cost.
D) Buy the product because total fixed and variable manufacturing costs are greater than $130,000.
E) Buy the product because the total incremental costs of manufacturing are greater than $130,000.

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