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Blue Ridge Bicycles uses a standard part in the manufacture of several of its bikes. The cost of producing 45,000 parts is 142.000, which includes fond costs of $75,000 and variable costs of $69.000. The company can buy the part from an outside supplier for $3.90 per unit and avoid 30% of the fixed costs Assume that factory space freed up by purchasing the part from an outside source can be used to manufacture another product that can be sold for $14.000 prott. 1 Blue Ridge Bicycles makes the part what will its operating income be? OA. $70,600 greater than if the company bought the part OB. 898.600 greater than if the company bought the part OC. $70,600 less than if the company bought the part D. $212,600 greater than if the company bought the part