It Costs Lannon Fields $28 of Variable Costs and $12

question 101

Multiple Choice

It costs Lannon Fields $28 of variable costs and $12 of allocated fixed costs to produce an industrial trash can that sells for $60. A buyer in Mexico offers to purchase 3,000 units at $36 each. Lannon Fields has excess capacity and can handle the additional production. What effect will acceptance of the offer have on net income?

• A) Decrease $12,000
• B) Increase $12,000
• C) Increase $108,000
• D) Increase $24,000

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Definitions:

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and into the mantle, causing volcanic and seismic activity.

Normal Faulting

A type of faulting in which the hangwall moves downward relative to the footwall, often associated with tensional forces pulling the Earth's crust apart.

Volcanic Neck

A column of solidified lava or magma that formed in the vent of a volcano and became exposed through erosion.

Igneous Feature

A geological formation that results from the solidification and crystallization of magma or lava, such as volcanoes or granite intrusions.