Jaws Inc. currently sells 40,000 dental tools to its regular customers but it has a capacity to produce 50,000 tools. Its product sells for $30 per tool and the variable costs incurred are as follows on a per tool basis:               Direct materials          $6             Direct labour               $7             Sales commission        $1   A customer has proposed a special order to purchase 10,000 tools at a lower selling price. If Jaws accepts the order, the company will not have to pay its sales personnel their sales commissions. However, the company will incur a shipping cost of $3 per tool. Jaws should reject the order if the unit price for the special order is below the minimum price of  _________.   Multiple Choice   $13   some other answer   $30   $15   $16

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Jaws Inc. currently sells 40,000 dental tools to its regular customers but it has a capacity to produce 50,000 tools. Its product sells for $30 per tool and the variable costs incurred are as follows on a per tool basis:

 

            Direct materials          $6

            Direct labour               $7

            Sales commission        $1

 

A customer has proposed a special order to purchase 10,000 tools at a lower selling price. If Jaws accepts the order, the company will not have to pay its sales personnel their sales commissions. However, the company will incur a shipping cost of $3 per tool. Jaws should reject the order if the unit price for the special order is below the minimum price of  _________.

 

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    $13
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    some other answer
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    $30
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    $15
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    $16
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