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Foster Industries Manufactures 20,000 Components Per Year If the Component Is Not Produced by Foster,inspection of Products

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Foster Industries manufactures 20,000 components per year.The manufacturing cost of the components was determined as follows:  Direct materials $150,000 Direct labour 240,000 Inspecting products 60,000 Providing power 30,000 Providing supervision 40,000 Setting up equipment 60,000 Moving materials 20,000 Total $600,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Direct materials } & \$ 150,000 \\\text { Direct labour } & 240,000 \\\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 } & \$ 600,000\end{array}
If the component is not produced by Foster,inspection of products and provision of power costs will be only 10 percent of the production costs; moving materials costs and setting up equipment costs will be only 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 $25.50.
What is the effect on income if Foster Industries purchases the component from the outside supplier?


A) $25,000 increase
B) $45,000 increase
C) $90,000 decrease
D) $90,000 increase

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