Sage Company is operating at 90% of capacity and is currently purchasing a part used in its manufacturing operations for $16.00 per unit. The unit cost for the business to make the part is $20.00, including fixed costs, and $11.00, excluding fixed costs. If 32,842 units of the part are normally purchased during the year but could be manufactured using unused capacity, what would be the amount of differential cost increase or decrease from making the part rather than purchasing it

$164,210 decrease

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what would be the amount of differential cost increase or decrease from making the part rather than purchasing it

Differential cost increase or decrease=(32,842 * 16)- (32,842 * 11)=

Differential cost increase or decrease=$525,472-$361,262

Differential cost increase or decrease=$164,210 decrease

Therefore what would be the amount of differential cost increase or decrease from making the part rather than purchasing it is $164,210 decrease