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Hitch Company Currently Produces 10,000 Units of a Key Part

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Hitch Company currently produces 10,000 units of a key part at a total cost of $512,000 annually.Annual variable costs are $300,000.Of the annual fixed costs,$140,000 relate specifically to this part.The remaining fixed costs are unavoidable. Another manufacturer has offered to supply the part for $48 per unit.The facilities currently used to manufacture the part could be used to manufacture a new product with an expected contribution margin of $55,000 annually.Alternatively,the facilities could be rented out at $68,000 annually.If Hitch Company makes the part,what is the annual opportunity cost of the facilities?


A) $13,000
B) $28,000
C) $55,000
D) $68,000

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