Rockford Company manufactures a part for use in its production of hats. When 10,000 items are produced, the costs per unit are:
Direct manufacturing labor | 3.00 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | 1.50 |
Fixed manufacturing overhead | 1.60 |
Angel Company has offered to sell to Rockford Company 10,000 units of the part for $6.00 per unit. The plant facilities could be used to manufacture another item at a savings of $9,000 if Rockford accepts the offer. In addition, $1.00 per unit of fixed manufacturing overhead on the original item would be eliminated.
Required:
a. | What is the relevant per unit cost for the original part? |
b. | Which alternative is best for Rockford Company? By how much? |