Janeiro Skate, Inc. currently manufactures the wheels that it uses for its in-line skates. The annual costs to manufacture the 150,000 wheels needed each year are as follows: ................................Total Cost Direct material ........$ 165,000

Direct labor ..................45,000

Variable overhead ........60,000 Fixed overhead ...........300,000

Total............................$570,000

Kasba Rubber Company has offered to provide Janeiro with all of its annual wheel needs for $3.50 per wheel. If Janeiro accepts this offer, 75% of the fixed overhead above could be totally eliminated. Also, Janeiro would be able to rent out the freed up space and could generate $72,000 of income annually.

Based on this information, would Janeiro be better off to continue making the wheels or to buy them from Kasba? Show your computations.