Make-or-Buy Decision Explained: How to Make Outsourcing Decisions
There is also an additional 1.5 USD direct labor dollar at 39 USD, capping the total costs at 234,000 USD. In order to come down to any decision, the firm analyzes outsourcing costs with total cost. If the cost involved in outsourcing is more than the total cost, then the firm must manufacture the product and vice versa. The decision is based on the fact that the total cost of production is less than subcontracting.
For this purpose, they either produce the product/service internally or procur […]