Epsilon currently pays $94 per unit to buy a part for a product it sells. Epsilon has excess capacity, and estimates that making the part would incur variable costs of $8 for direct materials and $58 for direct labor. Epsilon's normal predetermined overhead rate is 150% of direct labor cost, but management computes an incremental overhead rate of $23.20 per unit to make this part. Epsilon should choose to:

Make as the relevant cost to make is $89.20 per unit.

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what Epsilon should choose to:

Using this formula

Relevant cost to make= Direct material + Direct labor+Incremental overhead.

Let plug in the formula

Total Relevant cost to make=$8.00 +$58.00+$ 23.20

Total relevant cost to make$89.20

Therefore Epsilon should choose to:Make as the relevant cost to make is $89.20 per unit.

The case was never heard in the United States Supreme Court.

Explanation:

The board of education of Piscataway High School, New Jersey desired to remove one teaching position from the Business Education department. A hindrance to this was the fact that the two teachers being considered had indefinite appointments, and were equal in seniority. According to the state law, tenured teachers can be relieved of their duties in reverse order of seniority. Either Sharon Taxman, a white teacher, or Debra Williams an African-American teacher were to be relieved of their positions.

Taxman was chosen because African-Americans were a minority. Taxman contested this in the court. The case was never heard at the U.S Supreme court because some civil rights group wanted the case to be settled out of court. The United States Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Taxman.