The Lemaire Company Manufactures Wiring Tools

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The Lemaire Company manufactures wiring tools.The company is currently producing well below its full capacity.The Boisvert Company has approached Lemaire with an offer to buy 10,000 tools at $1.75 each.Lemaire sells its tools wholesale for $1.85 each;the average cost per unit is $1.83,of which $0.27 is fixed costs.If Lemaire were to accept Boisvert's offer,what would be the increase in Lemaire's operating profits?

• A)$800.
• B)$1,000.
• C)$1,900.
• D)$2,900.

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