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B-You is a consulting firm that works with managers to improve their interpersonal skills. Recently, a representative of a high-tech research firm approached B-You's owner with an offer to contract for one year with B-You to improve the interpersonal skills of a newly hired manager. B-You reported the following costs and revenues during the past year.

B-YOU
Annual Income Statement
Sales revenue	$	248,800
Costs
Labor		120,000
Equipment lease		17,500
Rent		14,100
Supplies		10,200
Officers' salaries		73,000
Other costs		7,800
Total costs	$	242,600
Operating profit (loss)	$	6,200

If B-You decides to take the contract to help the manager, it will hire a full-time consultant at $83,000. Equipment lease will increase by 5 percent. Supplies will increase by an estimated 10 percent and other costs by 15 percent. The existing building has space for the new consultant. No new offices will be necessary for this work.

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a. What are the differential costs that would be incurred as a result of taking the contract?