TechSystems manufactures an optical switch that it uses in its final product. TechSystems incurred the following manufacturing costs when it produced $72,000$ units last year:

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TechSystems does not yet know how many switches it will need this year, however, another company has offered to sell TechSystems the switch for $$14\mathrm{.}00$ per unit. If TechSystems buys the switch from the outside supplier, the manufacturing facilities that will be idle cannot be used for any other purpose, yet none of the fixed costs are avoidable.

Requirement $1.$ Given the same cost structure, should TechSystems make or buy the switch? Show your analysis.

Complete an incremental analysis to show whether TechSystems should make or buy the switch. $($Enter a $"0"$ for any zero amounts. Round amounts to the nearest cent. Use a minus sign or parentheses when the cost to buy exceeds the cost to make.$)$

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Incremental Analysis for Outsourcing Decision

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