When a manager is faced with a decision to outsource production of its product, all of the following are relevant, except:

A. the opportunity costs
B. fixed costs remaining if production is outsourced
C. the purchase price of the units
D. manufacturing costs that will be saved by outsourcing

A. Opportunity costs.

Explanation:

Outsourcing is a business practice in which a company hires another company or an individual to perform tasks, handle operations or provide services that are either usually executed or had previously been done by the company's own employees. They frequently outsource customer service and call service functions.

an outsourcing decision compares the costs and benefits associated with producing a necessary good or service internally to the costs and benefits involved in hiring an outside supplier for the resources in question.

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