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X Company produces 68,800 units of its regular product each year and sells each one for...

X Company produces 68,800 units of its regular product each year and sells each one for $13.00. The following cost information is available:

Total    Per-Unit  
  Direct materials $145,168 $2.11    
  Direct labor 116,960 1.70    
  Variable overhead 221,536 3.22    
  Fixed overhead 149,984 2.18    
  Variable selling 90,816 1.32    
  Fixed selling 86,000 1.25    
  Total $810,464 $11.78    

A company has offered to buy 4,160 units for $13.45 each. Because the special order product is slightly different than the regular product, direct material costs will increase by $0.20 per unit, and some special equipment will have to be rented for a total of $17,000.

1. What would profit on the special order be?

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2. Assume that if X Company accepts the special order, regular sales would fall to 67,700 units. The effect of this fall in regular sales would be to decrease company profit by

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Expert Solution

1) Calculation of profit on special order
Sales          55,952 (4160*13.45)
Less:
Direct Material Cost            9,610
Direct labour            7,072
Variable Overhead          13,395
Variable selling            5,491
Rental of special equipment          17,000
profit            3,384
Correct Option : F
2) Decrease in profit due to decrease in sales would be = No. of Units sold decrease * contribution margin per unit
    =1100*4.65
5115
Calculation of contribution margin per unit
Selling Price            13.00
Less:
Direct Material Cost              2.11
Direct labour              1.70
Variable Overhead              3.22
Variable selling              1.32
Contribution margin per unit              4.65

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