Tex's Manufacturing Company can make 100 units of a necessary component part with the following costs:
Direct materials $120,000
Direct labor 25,000
Variable overhead 45,000
Fixed overhead 30,000
If Tex's Manufacturing Company can purchase the component externally for $190,000 and only $5,000 of the fixed costs can be avoided, what is the correct make-or-buy decision?
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a) Make and save $5,000.
b) Make and save $15,000.
c) Buy and save $15,000.
d) Buy and save $5,000.