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Potter Company Manufactures a Part for Its Production Cycle The Fixed Factory Overhead Costs Are Unavoidable

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Potter Company manufactures a part for its production cycle.The annual costs per unit for 10,000 units of the part are as follows:
 Per Unit  Direct materials $20.00 Direct labor 15.00 Variable factory overhead 16.00 Fixed factory overhead 10.00 Total costs $61.00\begin{array}{ll}&\text { Per Unit }\\\text { Direct materials } & \$ 20.00 \\\text { Direct labor } & 15.00 \\\text { Variable factory overhead } & 16.00 \\\text { Fixed factory overhead } & \underline{10.00} \\\text { Total costs }&\$61.00\end{array}
The fixed factory overhead costs are unavoidable.Paulson Company has offered to sell 10,000 units of the same part to Potter Company for $60 per unit.The facilities currently used to make the part could be rented out to another manufacturer for $100,000 per year.Potter Company should ________.


A) make the part to save $10,000
B) make the part to save $25,000
C) buy the part and rent the facilities to save $10,000
D) buy the part and rent the facilities to save $25,000

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