Nowlan Co Manufactures and Sells Trophies for Winners of Athletic and and Other

question 151

Essay

Nowlan Co. manufactures and sells trophies for winners of athletic and other events. Its manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 11,000 trophies each month; current monthly production is 8,800 trophies. The company normally charges $87 per trophy. Cost data for the current level of production are shown below: The company has just received a special one-time order for 500 trophies at $50 each. For this particular order, no variable selling and administrative costs would be incurred. This order would also have no effect on fixed costs.
Required:
Should the company accept this special order? Why?

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