Tina Turner Burger Co. (TTBC) is currently making all of its burger patties in-house by hand using premium ingredients. It makes and sells 43,700 patties per year. The patty is used in most of the menu items at TTBC. The breakdown of the cost per patty is shown below. Direct Materials $1.40 Direct Labour $2.40 Variable Costs $0.60 Fixed Costs $0.60 Unit Cost $5.00 The fixed cost (at $0.60/unit) would still remain with the company even if TTBC stops manufacturing the patty. An outside supplier has offered to sell a similar patty to TTBC for $5.00. The mixer currently used to mix the patty ingredients could be used for other recipes.