Carmine Company Uses 4,000 Units of a Product Each Year

Carmine Company uses 4,000 units of a product each year. The cost of manufacturing one unit at this volume is as follows: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Direct materials } & \$ 10.00 \\\text { Direct labor } & 14.00 \\\text { Variable overhead } & 5.00 \\\text { Fixed overhead } & 3.00 \\\text { Total } & \$ 32.00\end{array}$ An outside supplier has offered to sell Carmine Company unlimited quantities at a unit cost of $30.00. If Carmine Company accepts this offer, it can eliminate 50 percent of the fixed costs assigned to the product. Furthermore, the space devoted to the manufacture of the product would be rented to another company for $18,000 per year. If Carmine Company accepts the offer of the outside supplier, annual profits will:

A) increase by $26,000.
B) increase by $16,000.
C) increase by $20,000.
D) decrease by $20,000.