Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $140

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Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $140 and $100, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 106,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below:

The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are deemed unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.

Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 84,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's
sales representatives has found a new customer that is willing to buy 14,000 additional Alphas for a price of $96 per unit. If Cane accepts the customer’s offer, how much will its profits increase or decrease? (Input the amount as positive value.)

Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $140 and $100, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 106,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below:

Explanation / Answer

Additional Revenue (14000*96)      1,344,000 Additional Varaiable Cost      1,428,000 (32+24+10+20+16) Net operating Income Decrease           84,000

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