Grill Time Sells Its Barbecue Sets for $170 Each * $ 1,800,000 / 75,000 Units
Grill Time Has Enough

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Essay

Grill Time sells its barbecue sets for $170 each.Suppose the company incurs the following average cost per barbecue set:
$$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 52 \\\text { Direct labor } & 28 \\\text { Variable manufacturing overhead } & 11 \\\text { Variable selling expenses } & 5 \\\text { Fixed manufacturing overhead* } & 2 4 \\\text { Total cost } & \$ 120\end{array}$$ * $ 1,800,000 / 75,000 units
Grill Time has enough idle capacity to accept a one-time-only special order from Backyard Living,Inc.for 2,000 barbecue sets at a sales price of $130 per set.Grill Time will not incur $2 of variable selling expenses for this order.
How would accepting the order affect Grill Time's operating income?

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable costs—costs that change with production levels—in the calculation of cost of goods sold and excludes fixed costs.

Net Operating Income

The total earnings from a company's operations after deducting operating expenses but before interest and taxes.

Net Operating Income

The profit a company makes after deducting operating expenses from gross profit, not including income and expenses from investments and interest.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only considers variable costs in determining the cost of products.