Bramble Corp. incurs the following costs to produce 9900 units of a subcomponent: Direct materials$8316 Direct labor11187 Variable overhead12474 Fixed overhead16200 An outside supplier has offered to sell Bramble the subcomponent for $2.85 a unit. If Bramble accepts the offer, it could use the production capacity to produce another product that would generate additional income of $3600. The increase (decrease) in net income from accepting the offer would be

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Answer:

$3,762

Explanation:

The computation is as seen below

Total cost when the production is 9,900 units

Direct materials $8,316

Direct labor $11,187

Variable overhead $12,474

Total $31,977

But,

Their new cost on supplier offer is

= $2.85 × 9,900 units

= $28,215

In the case when the order is accepted, the net income would increase by

= $31,977 - $28,215

= $3,762