Use the Following Data for the Next 2 Questions

question 101

Multiple Choice

Use the following data for the next 2 questions:
A manufacturer operating with excess capacity has been asked to fill a special order at $7.25 per unit. The regular price is $10 per unit. No other use of the currently idle capacity can be found. The manufacturer's usual variable costs per unit are $3.50 for direct materials, $2.00 for direct labor, $1.00 for variable overhead, and $0.50 for sales commission. No sales commission would be paid on this special order. The average fixed overhead cost per unit is $0.25.
-Under the general decision rule, the minimum price per unit for this special order is

• A) $7.25
• B) $6.50
• C) $7.00
• D) $7.50

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Definitions:

Deprivation

A state of lacking or being denied necessary goods or qualities, leading to adverse physical or psychological effects.

Contagion

The process by which extreme passions supposedly spread rapidly through a crowd like a contagious disease.

Labor Efficiency

The measure of the output (in terms of goods produced or services rendered) per unit of labor input.

Variance

The difference between planned, budgeted, or standard amounts and actual amounts in accounting and statistics.