a) Almond Delites manufactures various types of biscuits. FMF Biscuits Ltd has approached Almond Delites with a proposal to sell the company its top-selling biscuit at a price of $22 000 for 20 000 units. The costs shown are associated with the production of 20 000 units of almond biscuits: Direct materials: $12,000 Direct labor: $5,000 Variable overhead: $8,000 Fixed overhead: $25,000 The manufacturing overhead consists of $2 000 of variable costs, with the balance being allocated to fixed costs. Assume that 40% of the fixed costs would be avoidable if the almond biscuits were purchased externally rather than produced internally. Required: i)Should Almond Delites make or buy the almond biscuit? ii) What qualitative factors should Almond Delites consider before making its decision?

a) Almond Delites manufactures various types of biscuits. FMF Biscuits Ltd has approached Almond Delites with a proposal to sell the company its top-selling biscuit at a price of $22 000 for 20 000 units. The costs shown are associated with the production of 20 000 units of almond biscuits: Direct materials: $12,000 Direct labor: $5,000 Variable overhead: $8,000 Fixed overhead: $25,000 The manufacturing overhead consists of $2 000 of variable costs, with the balance being allocated to fixed costs. Assume that 40% of the fixed costs would be avoidable if the almond biscuits were purchased externally rather than produced internally. Required: i)Should Almond Delites make or buy the almond biscuit? ii) What qualitative factors should Almond Delites consider before making its decision?

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