Tullius Corporation Has Received a Request for a Special Order

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Essay

Tullius Corporation has received a request for a special order of 8,000 units of product C64 for $50.00 each. The normal selling price of this product is $53.25 each, but the units would need to be modified slightly for the customer. The normal unit product cost of product C64 is computed as follows: Direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like some modifications made to product C64 that would increase the variable costs by $5.00 per unit and that would require a one-time investment of $43,000 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order.
Required:
Determine the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order. Show your work!

Calculate the amount of overhead applied to a job using predetermined overhead rates.

Understand the calculation of unit product costs in a job-order costing system.

Analyze data to assess the efficiency and cost management within a job-order costing environment.

Understand the concept of job-order costing and how it is applied in manufacturing companies.

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