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Transcribed Image Text:Boone Products had the following unit costs:
Direct materials
£24
Direct labour
Variable factory overhead
£8
Fixed factory overhead (allocated) £18
A one-time customer has offered to buy 2,000 units at a special price of £48 per unit. Because of capacity constraints,
1,000 units will need to be produced during overtime. Overtime premium is £8 per unit. How much additional profit
(loss) will be generated by accepting the special order?
O A. £24,000 loss
OB. £4,000 loss
O C. £30,000 loss
O. D. £4,000 profit.
£10
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