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Clemente Inc An Outside Supplier Has Offered to Sell Clemente the Subcomponent

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Clemente Inc. incurs the following costs to produce 10,000 units of a subcomponent: $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 8,400 \\\text { Direct labor } & 11,250 \\\text { Variable overhead } & 12,600 \\\text { Fixed overhead } & 16,200\end{array}$$ An outside supplier has offered to sell Clemente the subcomponent for $2.85 a unit.
-If Clemente could avoid $3,000 of fixed overhead by accepting the offer, net income would increase (decrease) by

• A) $750.
• B) $(5,850).
• C) $(3,150).
• D) $6,750.

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Definitions:

Utility Maximization

The economic principle that individuals or firms aim to achieve the highest level of utility or satisfaction possible from their consumption or production choices, given their constraints.

Equilibrium Position

In the indifference curve model, the combination of two goods at which a consumer maximizes his or her utility (reaches the highest attainable indifference curve), given a limited amount to spend (a budget constraint).

Normal Good

A product whose demand increases when consumer income rises and falls when consumer income decreases.

Income Increases

Refers to a rise in the amount of money that individuals or households receive, from sources such as wages, investments, or benefits.