FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Thornton Concrete Company pours concrete slabs for single-family dwellings. Lancing Construction Company, which operates outside
Thornton's normal sales territory, asks Thornton to pour 47 slabs for Lancing's new development of homes. Thornton has the capacity
to build 440 slabs and is presently working on 190 of them. Lancing is willing to pay only $2,510 per slab. Thornton estimates the cost
of a typical job to include unit-level materials, $900; unit-level labor, $480; and an allocated portion of facility-level overhead, $1,180.
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Calculate the contribution to profit from the special order. Should Thornton accept or reject the special order to pour 47 slabs for
$2,510 each?
Contribution to profit
Should Thornton accept or reject the special order?
Accept
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Transcribed Image Text:Thornton Concrete Company pours concrete slabs for single-family dwellings. Lancing Construction Company, which operates outside Thornton's normal sales territory, asks Thornton to pour 47 slabs for Lancing's new development of homes. Thornton has the capacity to build 440 slabs and is presently working on 190 of them. Lancing is willing to pay only $2,510 per slab. Thornton estimates the cost of a typical job to include unit-level materials, $900; unit-level labor, $480; and an allocated portion of facility-level overhead, $1,180. Required Calculate the contribution to profit from the special order. Should Thornton accept or reject the special order to pour 47 slabs for $2,510 each? Contribution to profit Should Thornton accept or reject the special order? Accept
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