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Identify and explain the costs that will be relevant to Person C’s analysis of special order.
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Ascertain whether Incorporation W must accept the special order and calculate both the new average unit cost and the incremental unit cost for the special order.
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Discuss if there is any other considerations that Person D must include in the analysis of the special order.
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List the steps that Person D must take to resolve the ethical conflict arising out of the controllers’ insistence that the company should avoid competitive bidding.
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Construct an Excel to solve requirement 2 and show the manner in which the answer will change if the sales price is $170 per medal.
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Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Dynamic Business Environment
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