In ‘make or buy’ decision, it is profitable to buy from outside only when the supplier’s price is below the firm’s own ______________.
A. Fixed Cost
B. Variable Cost
C. Total Cost
D. Prime Cost
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
In ‘make or buy’ decision, it is profitable to buy from outside only when the supplier’s price is below the firm’s own Variable Cost. A variable cost is a corporate expense that changes in proportion to production output. Variable costs increase or decrease depending on a company's production volume; they rise as production increases and fall as production decreases.Related Questions on Costing
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A. tax compliance.
B. financial audit.
C. cost ascertainment.
D. profit analysis.
Process costing is suitable for ________.
A. hospitals
B. oil refing firms
C. transport firms
D. brick laying firms
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A. imputed cost
B. historical cost
C. sunk cost
D. shutdown cost
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