Bell Pepper Company produces and sells 50,000 bags of bell pepper slices each year. The...

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Bell Pepper Company produces and sells 50,000 bags of bell pepper slices each year. The following information reflects a breakdown of its costs:

Cost Item

Costs per Bag

Total Costs

Variable production costs

$13

$650,000

Fixed production costs

$9

$450,000

Variable selling costs

$4

$200,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs

$2

$100,000

Total costs

$28

$1,400,000

Bell Pepper marks up its prices 50% over full costs. It has surplus capacity to produce 20,000 more bags. A Danish supermarket company has offered to purchase 12,000 bags of the product at a special price of $32 per bag. Bell Pepper will incur additional shipping and selling costs of $1 per bag to complete this order.

Required: (a) What will be the effect on Bell Pepper's operating income if it accepts this order? (b) Analyze the effect on the company's overall contribution margin.

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