Sharp Corporation produces 8,000 parts each year, which are used in the production of one of its products. The unit product cost of a part is $36, computed as follows: The parts can be purchased from an outside supplier for only $28 each. The space in which the parts are now produced would be idle and fixed production costs would be reduced by one-fourth. Based on these data, the financial advantage (disadvantage) of purchasing the parts from the outside supplier would be