Division R of Harris Corporation Has the Capacity for Making

Multiple Choice

Division R of Harris Corporation has the capacity for making 40,000 wheel sets per year and regularly sells 36,000 each year on the outside market. The regular selling price on the outside market is $89 per wheel set, and the variable production cost per unit is $56. Division S of Harris Corporation currently buys 6,000 wheel sets (of the kind made by Division R) yearly from an outside supplier at a price of $85 per wheel set. If Division S were to buy the 6,000 wheel sets it needs annually from Division R at $83 per wheel set, the change in annual net operating income for the company as a whole, compared to what it is currently, would be:

A) $108,000
B) $174,000
C) $162,000
D) $96,000