Clemente Inc. incurs the following costs to produce 10,000 units of a subcomponent: Direct materials $8,400 Direct labor 11,250 Variable overhead 12,600 Fixed overhead 16,200 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 Group of answer choices $750. $(3,150). $(5,850). $6,750.

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Clemente Inc. incurs the following costs to produce 10,000 units of a subcomponent:

Direct materials $8,400

Direct labor 11,250

Variable overhead 12,600

Fixed overhead 16,200

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

Group of answer choices
$750.
$(3,150).
$(5,850).
$6,750.
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