Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing Is Approached by a European Customer

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Essay

Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing is approached by a European customer to fulfill a one-time-only special order for a product similar to one offered to domestic customers.The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers:
Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing has excess capacity.Required:
a.What is the full cost of the product per unit?
b.What is the contribution margin per unit?
c.Which costs are relevant for making the decision regarding this one-time-only special order? Why?
d.For Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing, what is the minimum acceptable price of this one-time-only special order?
e.For this one-time-only special order, should Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing consider a price of 200 per unit? Why or why not?

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