Make versus buy worksheet
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Compare your avoidable fixed and variable making costs with quoted purchase costs over the same period. Fixed costs common to both options should be omitted from both. Does not price quality, lead-time or supplier risk.
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Compare your avoidable fixed and variable making costs with quoted purchase costs over the same period. Fixed costs common to both options should be omitted from both. Does not price quality, lead-time or supplier risk.
Use one currency and matching units. Example rows are fictional, not recommended rates or procedures. Results display up to six decimal places. CSV previews show 100 rows; downloads include all rows, up to 10,000. Downloads prefix possible spreadsheet formulas with an apostrophe. Drafts preserve your inputs. Browser storage can be cleared; keep exported drafts as your backup.
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