Mohave Corp. makes several varieties of beach umbrellas and accessories. It has been approached by a company called Lost Mine Industries about producing a special order for a custom umbrella called the Ultimate Shade (US). The special-order umbrellas with the Lost Mine Company logo would be distributed to participants at an upcoming convention sponsored by Lost Mine. Lost Mine has offered to buy 2,400 of the US umbrellas at a price of $20 each. Mohave currently has the excess capacity necessary to accept the offer. The following information is related to the production of the US umbrella: 9.00 Direct materials Direct labor 5.00 Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead 5.50 2.50 $22.00 $28.00 Total cost Regular sales price Required: 1. Compute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order. Profit (or Loss) Increases by 800 2. Should Mohave accept the special order? Yes No 3. Suppose that the special order had been to purchase 2,900 umbrellas for $17.00 each. Recompute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order under this scenario. by Profit (or Loss) Decreases
Mohave Corp. makes several varieties of beach umbrellas and accessories. It has been approached by a company called Lost Mine Industries about producing a special order for a custom umbrella called the Ultimate Shade (US). The special-order umbrellas with the Lost Mine Company logo would be distributed to participants at an upcoming convention sponsored by Lost Mine. Lost Mine has offered to buy 2,400 of the US umbrellas at a price of $20 each. Mohave currently has the excess capacity necessary to accept the offer. The following information is related to the production of the US umbrella: 9.00 Direct materials Direct labor 5.00 Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead 5.50 2.50 $22.00 $28.00 Total cost Regular sales price Required: 1. Compute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order. Profit (or Loss) Increases by 800 2. Should Mohave accept the special order? Yes No 3. Suppose that the special order had been to purchase 2,900 umbrellas for $17.00 each. Recompute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order under this scenario. by Profit (or Loss) Decreases
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Transcribed Image Text:Mohave Corp. makes several varieties of beach umbrellas and accessories. It has been approached by a company called Lost Mine Industries about producing a special order for a
custom umbrella called the Ultimate Shade (US). The special-order umbrellas with the Lost Mine Company logo would be distributed to participants at an upcoming convention
sponsored by Lost Mine.
Lost Mine has offered to buy 2,400 of the US umbrellas at a price of $20 each. Mohave currently has the excess capacity necessary to accept the offer. The following information is
related to the production of the US umbrella:
9.00
Direct materials
Direct labor
5.00
Variable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead
5.50
2.50
$22.00
$28.00
Total cost
Regular sales price
Required:
1. Compute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order.
Profit (or Loss)
Increases
by
800
2. Should Mohave accept the special order?
Yes
No
3. Suppose that the special order had been to purchase 2,900 umbrellas for $17.00 each. Recompute the incremental profit (or loss) from accepting the special order under this
scenario.
by
Profit (or Loss)
Decreases
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