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At Bargain Electronics, it costs $31 per unit ($20 variable and $11 fixed) to make an MP3 player that normally sells for $49. A foreign wholesaler offers to buy 4,170 units at $25 each. Bargain Electronics will incur special shipping costs of $1 per unit. Assuming that Bargain Electronics has excess operating capacity, indicate the net income (loss) Bargain Electronics would realize by accepting the special order. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Reject Order |
Accept Order |
Net Income Increase (Decrease) |
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Revenues | $enter revenues in dollars | $enter revenues in dollars | $enter revenues in dollars | ||||
Costs—Variable manufacturing | enter variable manufacturing costs in dollars | enter variable manufacturing costs in dollars | enter variable manufacturing costs in dollars | ||||
Shipping | enter shipping costs in dollars | enter shipping costs in dollars | enter shipping costs in dollars | ||||
Net income | $enter net income in dollars | $enter net income in dollars | $enter net income in dollars |
The special order should be select an option
rejectedaccepted . |
Answer
Reject order | Accept order | Net Income Increase (Decease) | |
Revenues | $ - | $ 104,250 | $ 104,250 |
Costs—Variable manufacturing | $ - | $ (83,400) | $ (83,400) |
Shipping | $ - | $ (4,170) | $ (4,170) |
Net income | $ - | $ 16,680 | $ 16,680 |
The special order should be ACCEPTED.
Calculation of values:
Accept order | |
Revenues | = 4170 * $ 25 |
Costs—Variable manufacturing | = -4170 * $ 20 |
Shipping | = -4170 * $ 1 |
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