Colin O'Shea has a carpentry shop that employs 4 carpenters. Colin received an order for 1,000 coffee tables. The coffee tables have a round tabletop and four decorative legs. An offer for $500 per table was received. Colin found an unfinished round tabletop that he could buy for $50 each.

The quantitative cost data to make the tabletop is shown below:

Direct materials

$10

Direct labor

35

Variable overhead

10

Fixed overhead

7

What qualitative factors would Colin consider before he decides to buy the tabletop or make it? (Hint: No calculations required]