Mobility Partners makes wheelchairs and other assistive devices. For years it has made the rear wheel assembly for its wheelchairs. A local bicycle manufacturing firm, Trailblazers, Inc., offered to sell these rear wheel assemblies to Mobility. If Mobility makes the assembly, its cost per rear wheel assembly is as follows (based on annual production of 2,000 units): Direct materials $ 26 Direct labor 52 Variable overhead 18 Fixed overhead 45 Total $ 141 Trailblazers offered to sell the assembly to Mobility for $110 each. The total order would amount to 2,000 rear wheel assemblies per year, which Mobility's management will buy instead of make if Mobility can save at least $20,000 per year. Accepting Trailblazers's offer would eliminate annual fixed overhead of $41,300.

Required: a. Prepare a schedule that shows the differential costs on the 2,000 rear wheel assemblies order. Show the Status quo, Alternative and the difference

b. Should Mobility make rear wheel assemblies or buy them from Trailblazers?