Part B: (9 marks) Future Company has always made its electronic components that go into...

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Part B: (9 marks)

Future Company has always made its electronic components that go into their GPS systems in-house.

Streeter Company has offered to supply these electronic components at a price of $38 each. Future Company uses 18,000 units of these components each year.

The cost per unit of this component is as follows:

Direct material

$13.75

Direct labor

$16.00

Variable overhead

$7.00

Fixed overhead

$8.25

Total

$45.00

Assume that 45% of Future Company's fixed overhead would be eliminated if the electronic component was no longer produced in-house.

Instructions:

Should Future Company continue to make the electronic component or buy it from Streeter Company. (show your calculation)

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