Calculate the annual differential cost

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Problem

Orbital Communications, Inc. manufactures communications satellites used in TV signal transmission. The firm currently purchases one component for its satellites from a European firm. An Orbital Communications engineering team has found a way to use the company's own component, part number A200, instead of the European component. However, the Orbital Communications component must be modified at a cost of $690 per part. The European component costs $9, 500 per part. Orbital Communications part number A200 costs $5, 300 before it is modified. Orbital Communications currently uses 15 of the European components per year.

Calculate the annual differential cost between Orbital Communications' two production alternatives.

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