Refer to Figure 13-10. Upon hearing of the analysis of the cost of making the metallic ink in-house versus buying it from an outside supplier, Jim Webb, the production supervisor said "That's nuts! This ink is a real pain to make and $1.24 per ounce sounds like a bargain to me!" Based on Jim's feelings, Anna Ruiz (a new CMA in the accounting office) did an ABC analysis of ink production. She came up with the same direct materials, direct labor and variable overhead, as well as the following information on activities required by metallic ink production.
The metallic ink requires 300 purchase orders per year and 80 setups.

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Refer to Figure 13-10. Upon hearing of the analysis of the cost of making the metallic ink in-house versus buying it from an outside supplier, Jim Webb, the production supervisor said "That's nuts! This ink is a real pain to make and $1.24 per ounce sounds like a bargain to me!" Based on Jim's feelings, Anna Ruiz (a new CMA in the accounting office) did an ABC analysis of ink production. She came up with the same direct materials, direct labor and variable overhead, as well as the following information on activities required by metallic ink production.
  The metallic ink requires 300 purchase orders per year and 80 setups.

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The Answer of Refer to Figure 13-10. Upon hearing of the analysis of the cost of making the metallic ink in-house versus buying it from an outside supplier, Jim Webb, the production supervisor said "That's nuts! This ink is a real pain to make and $1.24 per ounce sounds like a bargain to me!" Based on Jim's feelings, Anna Ruiz (a new CMA in the accounting office) did an ABC analysis of ink production. She came up with the same direct materials, direct labor and variable overhead, as well as the following information on activities required by metallic ink production.
  The metallic ink requires 300 purchase orders per year and 80 setups.