Concierge Industries Manufactures 40,000 Components Per Year

question 46

Multiple Choice

Concierge Industries manufactures 40,000 components per year. The manufacturing cost of the components was determined as follows: An outside supplier has offered to sell the component for $12.75.
Concierge Industries can rent its unused manufacturing facilities for $45,000 if it purchases the component from the outside supplier.
What is the effect on income if Concierge purchases the component from the outside supplier?

• A) $195,000 increase
• B) $165,000 decrease
• C) $225,000 decrease
• D) $135,000 increase

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The additional earnings gained by selling an extra unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

Expenses incurred in creating one more unit of a product.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, identical products, and no barriers to entry or exit.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by an infinite number of small firms, identical products, no barriers to entry or exit, and perfect information, leading to price takers.