Question

Han Products manufactures 31,000 units of part S-6 each year for use on its production line. At this level of activity, the cost per unit for part S-6 is:

Direct materials	$	3.50
Direct labor		8.00
Variable manufacturing overhead		2.50
Fixed manufacturing overhead		6.00
Total cost per part	$	20.00

An outside supplier has offered to sell 31,000 units of part S-6 each year to Han Products for $18 per part. If Han Products accepts this offer, the facilities now being used to manufacture part S-6 could be rented to another company at an annual rental of $81,000. However, Han Products has determined that two-thirds of the fixed manufacturing overhead being applied to part S-6 would continue even if part S-6 were purchased from the outside supplier.

Required:

What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the outside supplier’s offer?

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