Your Company has the capacity to produce 80,000 units. It produces and sells 70,000 units of a product each year. At this level of activity, Clark Company incurs the following unit costs: Direct materials $18 Direct labor 25 Variable overhead 9 Fixed overhead 10 Variable S&A 7 Fixed S&A 12 A special order for 9,000 units under consideration would require the one-time rental of a special machine. The rental is for $36,000. If the order is accepted, $5 of the variable S&A can be avoided. What is the least amount the company can charge per unit in this special pricing decision? (Think breakeven.) a) $61 b) $56 c) $58 d) $59 e) $57

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Your Company has the capacity to produce 80,000 units. It produces and sells 70,000 units of a product each year. At this level of activity, Clark Company incurs the following unit costs:
Direct materials $18
Direct labor 25
Variable overhead 9
Fixed overhead 10
Variable S&A 7
Fixed S&A 12
A special order for 9,000 units under consideration would require the one-time rental of a special machine. The rental is for $36,000. If the order is accepted, $5 of the variable S&A can be avoided. What is the least amount the company can charge per unit in this special pricing decision? (Think breakeven.)
 
a) $61
b) $56
c) $58
d) $59
e) $57
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