Division P of Launch Corporation Has the Capacity for Making

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Multiple Choice

Division P of Launch Corporation has the capacity for making 75,000 wheel sets per year and regularly sells 60,000 each year on the outside market.The regular sales price is $100 per wheel set,and the variable production cost per unit is $65.Division Q of Launch Corporation currently buys 30,000 wheel sets (of the kind made by Division P) yearly from an outside supplier at a price of $90 per wheel set.If Division Q were to buy the 30,000 wheel sets it needs annually from Division P at $87 per wheel set,the change in annual net operating income for the company as a whole,compared to what it is currently,would be:

• A)$600,000
• B)$225,000
• C)$750,000
• D)$135,000
• E)$700,000

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The sacrifice of potential gains that could have been obtained from unchosen options.

Cost of Capital

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Beta Coefficient

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Capital Gains Yield

The price appreciation component of a stock's total return, calculated as the increase in the stock price divided by its initial price.