How respond to this. For instance, when shopping for groceries, I can outsource the in-store shopping to a company such as Instacart which employs a shopper to go around the store to collect my groceries or I could go into the store myself. Either way, I will incur the cost of groceries, but if I hire an Instacart employee, I will incur an extra cost to save on gas and time. Another example is cleaning my home. I could outsource the cleaning to a housekeeper service to save on cleaning supplies, or I could purchase my own cleaning supplies and do the process myself. Finally, I could outsource my vegetables. Instead of growing my own vegetables, I could purchase them at the grocery store. By growing my vegetables myself, I spend money on tools, soil, and seeds, but save on gas and the cost of purchasing the vegetable. By outsourcing, I spend money on gas and purchasing the item; however, I must also consider the quality of my purchase and the time it takes me to grow vegetables. Just like a manager within an organization, I must decide if the cost to outsource is less than the cost to produce