LaSalle Manufacturing had always made its components in-house. However, Jasper Component Works had recently offered...

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LaSalle Manufacturing had always made its components in-house. However, Jasper Component Works had recently offered to supply one component, C-430, at a price of $12 each. LaSalle uses 4,600 units of Component C-430 each year. The cost per unit of this component is as follows:

Direct materials $7.73
Direct labor 2.32
Variable overhead 1.91
Fixed overhead 4.00
Total $15.96

The fixed overhead is an allocated expense; none of it would be eliminated if production of Component C-430 stopped.

Required:

1. List the relevant costs for each alternative. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Total Relevant Cost
Make $per unit
Buy $per unit
Differential Cost to Make $per unit

If LaSalle decides to purchase the component from Jasper, by how much will operating income increase or decrease?

Increase

Decrease

$

2. Conceptual Connection: Which alternative is better?

Buy

Make

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