Cabin Creek Company is considering adding a new line of kitchen cabinets. The company's accountant provided the followingestimated data for these cabinets:Annual salesSelling price per unitVariable manufacturing costs per unitVariable selling costs per unitIncremental fixed costs per year:ManufacturingSellingrAllocated common costs per year:ManufacturingSelling and administrative800 units$ 3,570$ 1,570$ 420$ 482,400$ 62,000$ 87,000$ 119,000If the kitchen cabinets are added as a new product line, the company expects that the contribution margin earned from selling its ofproducts will decrease by $214,000 per year.Required:1. What is the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) of adding the new line of kitchen cabinets?2. What is the lowest selling price per unit that could be charged for the cabinets and still make it economically desirable for thecompany to add the new product line?Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.Required 1Required 2What is the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) of adding the new line of kitchen cabinets?

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