It costs Vaughn Manufacturing $12 of variable and $5 of fixed costs to produce one bathroom scale which normally sells for $35. A foreign wholesaler offers to purchase 2600 scales at $15 each. Garner would incur special shipping costs of $1 per scale if the order were accepted. Vaughn has sufficient unused capacity to produce the 2600 scales. If the special order is accepted, what will be the effect on net income?

Carmen Co. can further process Product J to produce Product D. Product J is currently selling for $20.90 per pound and costs $16.10 per pound to produce. Product D would sell for $42.25 per pound and would require an additional cost of $8.20 per pound to produce. What is the differential cost of producing Product D? a. $6.56 per pound b. $4.92 per pound c. $8.20 per pound d. $9.84 per pound

At Blossom Electronics, it costs $33 per unit ($15 variable and $18 fixed) to make an MP3 player that normally sells for $54. A foreign wholesaler offers to buy 4,520 units at $26 each. Blossom Electronics will incur special shipping costs of $1 per unit. Assuming that Blossom Electronics has excess operating capacity, indicate the net income (loss) Blossom Electronics would realize by accepting the special order. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses eg. (45).) Revenues Costs-Variable manufacturing Shipping Net income The special order should be Reject Order $ $ Accept Order Net Income Increase (Decrease) $ $ $ $

Vista Company manufactures electronic equipment. It currently purchases the special switches used in each of its products from an outside supplier. The supplier charges Vista $5.20 per switch. Vista 's CEO is considering purchasing either machine A or machine B so the company can manufacture its own switches. The projected data are as follows: Machine A Machine B Annual fixed costs $ 582, 450 $ 792, 100 Variable cost per switch 1.67 0.75 Required: 1. For each machine, what is the minimum number of switches that Vista must make annually for total costs to equal outside purchase cost? 2. What volume level would produce the same total costs regardless of the machine purchased? 3. What is the most profitable alternative for producing 230,000 switches per year and what is the total cost of that alternative?