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Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the varlous departments for the month March follow: Mack Precision Tool and Die estimates that the varlable costs in the Repair Department total $15,225, and in Quality Control varlable costs total $39,200. Avoldable fixed costs in the Repair Department are $12,400. Required: If Mack Precision Tool and Die outsources the Repair Department, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? Note: Do not round Intermedlate calculations. Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the varlous departments for the month March follow: Mack Precision Tool and Die estimates that the varlable costs in the Repair Department total $15,225, and in Quality Control varlable costs total $39,200. Avoldable fixed costs in the Repair Department are $12,400. Required: If Mack Precision Tool and Die outsources the Repair Department, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? Note: Do not round Intermedlate calculations