A company is considering a special order for 1,000 units to be priced at $8.90 (the normal price would be $11.50). The order would require specialized materials costing $4.00 per unit. Direct labor and variable factory overhead would cost $2.15 per unit. Fixed factory overhead is $1.20 per unit. However, the company has excess capacity and acceptance of the order would not raise total fixed factory overhead. The warehouse, however, would have to add capacity costing $1,300. Which of the following is relevant to the special order?

a.$8.90 selling price per unit of special order

b.$1.20 fixed factory overhead per unit

c.$11.50 normal selling price

d.$7.35 spent on donuts and coffee

e. None of these choices are correct.

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Finley Vance

Business

21 September, 16:40

A company is considering a special order for 1,000 units to be priced at $8.90 (the normal price would be $11.50). The order would require specialized materials costing $4.00 per unit. Direct labor and variable factory overhead would cost $2.15 per unit. Fixed factory overhead is $1.20 per unit. However, the company has excess capacity and acceptance of the order would not raise total fixed factory overhead. The warehouse, however, would have to add capacity costing $1,300. Which of the following is relevant to the special order?

a.$8.90 selling price per unit of special order

b.$1.20 fixed factory overhead per unit

c.$11.50 normal selling price

d.$7.35 spent on donuts and coffee

e. None of these choices are correct.

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Francis Escobar · Answer 1

What is relevant?

The selling price. The rest of the options will not affect the decision. With that selling price, the offer is profitable, therefore convenient.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

A company is considering a special order for 1,000 units to be priced at $8.90 (the normal price would be $11.50). The order would require specialized materials costing $4.00 per unit. Direct labor and variable factory overhead would cost $2.15 per unit.

Unitary cost = 4 + 2.15 + 1,300/1000 = 7.45

What is relevant?

The selling price. The rest of the options will not affect the decision. With that selling price, the offer is profitable, therefore convenient.