1. (TCO C) Silver City, Inc., has collected the following operating information below for its current month's activity. Using this information, prepare a flexible budget analysis to determine how well Silver City performed in terms of cost control.
2. (TCO D) Globe Co. manufactures automatic door openers. The company uses 15,000 electronic hinges per year as a component in the assembly of the openers. You have been engaged by Globe to assist with an evaluation of whether the company should continue producing the hinges or purchase them from an outside vendor.
The supplier pricing was obtained in response to a formal request for proposal (RFP). Procurement has determined these suppliers meet Globe's technical specifications and quality requirements.
If Globe stops producing the part internally, 10% of the fixed manufacturing overhead would be eliminated.
Required: Prepare a make-or-buy analysis showing the annual advantage or disadvantage (in dollars) of accepting an outside supplier's offer. Should the company buy the parts? If so, from which supplier?