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Use the following information for Exercises 13-24 and 13-25:

Zion Manufacturing had always made its components in-house. However, Bryce Component Works had recently offered to supply one component, K2, at a price of $25 each. Zion uses 10,000 units of Component K2 each year. The cost per unit of this component is as follows:

Direct materials	$12.00
Direct labor	8.25
Variable overhead	4.50
Fixed overhead	2.00
Total	$26.75

OBJECTIVE1 2

Exercise 13-24Make-or-Buy Decision

Refer to the information for Zion Manufacturing above. The fixed overhead is an allocated expense; none of it would be eliminated if production of Component K2 stopped.

Required:

• 1.What are the alternatives facing Zion Manufacturing with respect to production of Component K2?
• 2.List the relevant costs for each alternative. If Zion decides to purchase the component from Bryce, by how much will operating income increase or decrease?
• 3.CONCEPTUAL CONNECTIONWhich alternative is better?