Rothery Co

question 111

Essay

Rothery Co. manufactures and sells medals for winners of athletic and other events. Its manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 18,000 medals each month; current monthly production is 17,100 medals. The company normally charges $88 per medal. Cost data for the current level of production are shown below: The company has just received a special one-time order for 600 medals at $73 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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Definitions:

Income-Expenditure Model

A relationship that shows how much people plan to spend at each income level; this model identifies, for a given price level, where the amount people plan to spend equals the amount produced in the economy.

Real GDP

Represents the total economic output of a country, adjusted for inflation, thereby providing a more accurate reflection of an economy's size and growth.

Aggregate Expenditure

The total amount of spending in an economy, including consumption, investment, government, and net export expenditures.

Real Disposable Income

The income of individuals or the nation after adjusting for inflation, representing the amount of money that households have available for spending and saving after income taxes have been accounted for.