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Montana Bus Company makes transmissions to be used in motor homes that the company manufactures. The company normally produces 500 transmissions per year and incurs

Montana Bus Company makes transmissions to be used in motor homes that the company manufactures. The company normally produces 500 transmissions per year and incurs the following costs per unit:

Direct materials

$100

Direct labor

100

Variable manufacturing overhead

25

Fixed manufacturing overhead

75

Allison Transmissions has offered to sell Montana 500 transmissions per year at a price of $250 per unit. If Montana accepts the offer it could eliminate two thirds of the fixed overhead cost applied to the transmission and could earn $25,000 from another product by using the released facilities. What alternative is more desirable, and by what amount?

A) purchase from outside supplier, better by $37,500
B) continue to make; better by $25,000
C) purchase from outside supplier; better by $12,500
D) continue to make; better by $12,500

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