Exercise 6-10A (Algo) Outsourcing decision LO 6-3 Thornton Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. Thornton produces and sells only 6,500 bikes each year. Due to the low volume of activity. Thornton is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. For example, Thornton could buy the handlebars for $33 each: they cost $36 each to make. The following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs. Unit Cost Total Item Unit-level costs Materials Labor Overhead Allocated facility-level costs Total $15 9 3 9 $36 $ 97,500 58,500 19,500 58.500 $234,000 After seeing these figures, Thornton's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $36 each when it can buy them for $33 each. Required Calculate the total relevant cost. Do you agree with the president's conclusion? Por Unit Total Total relevant cost Do you agree with the president's conclusion 2