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Fuller Company Makes Frames

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Fuller Company makes frames. A customer wants to place a special order for 600 frames in green with the company logo painted on the frame, to be priced at $40 each. Normally, Fuller would charge $90 per frame for this type of order. Fuller figures that wood and glass will cost $16 per frame, variable overhead (machining, electricity) is $4 per frame, direct labor is $12 per frame, and one setup will be required at $1,000 per setup. The set-up charge costs are 100% labor. Currently, the workers needed to set up for and make the frames are working at Fuller. Their wages will be paid whether or not the special order is accepted. Fuller's policy is to avoid layoffs to the extent possible.
-Which of the following is a qualitative factor that Fuller would consider in making the decision to accept or reject the special order?

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Operating Activities

Transactions and events associated with the primary operations of a business, such as sales and service provision, reflected in its cash flow.

Indirect Method

A way of preparing the cash flow statement where net income is adjusted for changes in balance sheet accounts to calculate the cash from operating activities.

Statement of Cash Flows

A financial report that depicts how variations in income and balance sheet accounts affect the cash and cash equivalents, organized into the segments of operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.

Operating Activities

Activities that relate to the primary operations of a company, such as sales, provision of services, and production.