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Each of the following situations is independent:

Make or Buy Terry Inc. manufactures machine parts for aircraft engines. CEO Bucky Walters is considering an offer from a subcontractor to provide 1,700 units of product OP89 for $68,000. If Terry does not purchase these parts from the subcontractor, it must continue to produce them in-house with these costs:

	Cost per Unit
Direct materials	$	21
Direct labor		13
Variable overhead		11
Allocated fixed overhead		3

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1. What is the relevant cost per unit to make the product internally?

2. What is the estimated increase or decrease in short-term operating profit of producing the product internally versus purchasing the product from a supplier?