Lindon Company uses 4,500 units of Part X each year as a component in the assembly of one of its products

2. (TCO D) Lindon Company uses 4,500 units of Part X each year as a component in the assembly of one of its products. The company is presently producing Part X internally at a total cost of $69,000 as follows:

Direct materials	$16,000
Direct labor	18,000
Variable manufacturing overhead	10,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead	25,000
Total costs	$69,000

An outside supplier has offered to provide Part X at a price of $11 per unit. If Lindon stops producing the part internally, one third of the manufacturing overhead would be eliminated.

Required: Prepare a make-or-buy analysis showing the annual advantage or disadvantage of accepting the outside supplier's offer.

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