Olive Corp Currently Makes 20,000 Subcomponents a Year in One

question 21

Multiple Choice

Olive Corp currently makes 20,000 subcomponents a year in one of its factories.The unit costs to produce are: An outside supplier has offered to provide Olive Corp with the 20,000 subcomponents at a $36 per unit price.Fixed overhead is not avoidable.If Olive Corp accepts the outside offer,what will be the effect on short-term profits?

• A)$160,000 decrease
• B)$320,000 increase
• C)$160,000 increase
• D)$80,000 decrease

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