The Talbot Corporation makes wheels that it uses in the production of bicycles. Talbot's costs to produce 100,000 wheels annually are: Direct materials $30,000 Direct labor $50,000 Variable manufacturing overhead $20,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead $70,000 An outside supplier has offered to sell Talbot similar wheels for $1.25 per wheel. If the wheels are purchased from the outside supplier, $15,000 of annual fixed overhead could be avoided and the facilities now being used could be rented to another company for $45,000 per year. Direct labor is a variable cost. If Talbot chooses to buy the wheel from the outside supplier, then annual net operating income would: A) $1.70

B) $1.60

C) $1.55

D) $1.15