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Yankton Industries Manufactures 20,000 Components Per Year If the Component Is Not Produced by Yankton, Inspection of of the Components

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Yankton Industries manufactures 20,000 components per year. The manufacturing cost of the components was determined as follows:  Direct materials $140,000 Direct labor 230,000 Inspecting products 60,000 Providing power 30,000 Providing supervision 40,000 Setting up equipment 60,000 Moving materials 20,000 Total $580,000\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 140,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & 230,000 \\\text { Inspecting products } & 60,000 \\\text { Providing power } & 30,000 \\\text { Providing supervision } & 40,000 \\\text { Setting up equipment } & 60,000 \\\text { Moving materials } & 20,000 \\\text { Total } & \$ 580,000 \\\hline\end{array} If the component is not produced by Yankton, inspection of products and provision of power costs will only be 10 percent of the production costs; moving materials costs and setting up equipment costs will only be 50 percent of the production costs; and supervision costs will amount to only 40 percent of the production amount. An outside supplier has offered to sell the component for $23.50.
What is the effect on income if Yankton Industries purchases the component from the outside supplier?


A) $25,000 increase
B) $45,000 increase
C) $80,000 decrease
D) $80,000 increase

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