X Company is considering buying a part next year that they currently make. This year's total production costs for 11,400 units of this part were:
| Materials |
$44,232 |
| Direct labor |
42,750 |
| Variable overhead |
35,340 |
| Fixed overhead |
41,040 |
A company has offered to supply this part for $12.78 per unit. If X Company buys the part, $9,029 of the fixed overhead can be avoided, but there is no alternative use of the freed-up resources. Production next year is expected to be the same as this year.
1. The costs of making the part are less than the costs of buying the part by
2. X Company is uncertain what next year's required production will be. At what production level will X Company be indifferent between making and buying the part?