Adamyan Co

question 51

Essay

Adamyan Co.manufactures and sells medals for winners of athletic and other events.Its manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 15,000 medals each month;current monthly production is 12,750 medals.The company normally charges $120 per medal.Cost data for the current level of production are shown below:
The company has just received a special one-time order for 700 medals at $83 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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