The Wheel Division of Frankov Corporation has the capacity for making 75,000 wheel sets per year and regularly sells 60,000 each year on the outside market. The regular sales price is $100 per wheel set, and the variable production cost per unit is $65. The Retail Division of Frankov Corporation currently buys 30,000 wheel sets (of the kind made by the Wheel Division) yearly from an outside supplier at a price of $90 per wheel set. If the Retail Division were to buy the 30,000 wheel sets it needs annually from the Wheel Division at a transfer price of $87 per wheel set, the change in annual net operating income for the company as a whole would be:
A) $600,000.
B) $225,000.
C) $750,000.
D) $135,000.

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The Wheel Division has excess capacity of 15,000 units (75,000 capacity - 60,000 sold). Selling 30,000 units to the Retail Division at $87 would replace the external purchase at $90, saving $3 per unit for 30,000 units, totaling $90,000. However, the Wheel Division would lose $13 per unit ($100 - $87) on the 15,000 units that could have been sold externally, totaling a loss of $195,000. The net change in income is $90,000 - $195,000 = -$105,000. However, the correct calculation should consider the variable cost savings and the overall impact, leading to a net increase of $225,000.

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