Fanning Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. Fanning produces and sells only 7,100 bikes each year. Due to the low volume of activity, Fanning is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. For example, Fanning could buy the handlebars for $35 each; they cost $38 each to make. The following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs.

Item	Unit Cost					Total
Unit-level costs
Materials		$	15			$	106,500
Labor			10				71,000
Overhead			2				14,200
Allocated facility-level costs			11				78,100
Total		$	38			$	269,800

After seeing these figures, Fannings president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $38 each when it can buy them for $35 each. Required Calculate the total relevant cost. Do you agree with the presidents conclusion?