What are the relevant costs involved in this decision

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11.2 Cowboy Constructions employs a full-time driver and incurs costs for a vehicle to deliver paperwork between each of their building sites. Chose Couriers has offered to carry out the work to the same standard of service for a fixed sum of £2,000 per month. Cowboy's annual costs are presently:

Salary and oncosts of driver £16,000

Salary and oncosts of builder who covers for sickness and annual leave absences of driver £2,800

Depreciation of vehicle £2,500

Road tax, insurance & servicing £1,000

Fuel £3,000

Total £25,300

If Cowboy uses choose Couriers, it can sell the vehicle for £2,000, and the driver's employment may be terminated without any redundancy payment. The builder who covers for sickness and leave of the driver is presently replaced by casual labour which costs £3,500.

What are the relevant costs involved in this decision?

Should Cowboy sub-contract its delivery needs to Select?

What considerations are there in making this decision?

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