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Oriole Chemical Corporation produces an oil-based chemical product which it sells to paint manufacturers. In 2022, the company incurred $302,720 of costs to produce 35,200 gallons of the chemical. The selling price of the chemical is $12.00 per gallon. The costs per unit to manufacture a gallon of the chemical are presented below:Direct materials$6.00Direct labor1.20Variable manufacturing overhead0.80Fixed manufacturing overhead0.60Total manufacturing costs$8.60The company is considering manufacturing the paint itself. If the company processes the chemical further and manufactures the paint itself, the following additional costs per gallon will be incurred: Direct materials $1.70, Direct labor $0.60, Variable manufacturing overhead $0.50. No increase in fixed manufacturing overhead is expected. The company can sell the paint at $15.50 per gallon.Determine the incremental per gallon increase in net income and the total increase in net income if the company manufactures the paint. (Round net income per unit value to 2 decimal places, e.g.15.25.)

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