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Adams Company makes 140,000 units per year of a part used in its ice cream machine. An outside supplier offered to sell it to Adams

Adams Company makes 140,000 units per year of a part used in its ice cream machine. An outside supplier offered to sell it to Adams for $97.00. Currently, Adams has the following costs to manufacture it:

Direct materials $36.10
Direct labor 37.50
Variable overhead 2.50
Fixed overhead 33.70
Total costs

$109.80

If the offer is accepted, all direct labor cost would be avoided. However, $16.40 of fixed overhead will continue even if the part is purchased from outside.

How much of the unit product cost of $109.80 is relevant for decision making?

a.$109.80 b.$76.10 c.$93.40 d.$58.20

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