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Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160,...

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Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $7 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 125,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoldable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 5. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 111,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 26,000 additional Alphas for a price of $144 per unit; however pursuing this opportunity will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 12,000 units. a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order? b. Based on your calculations above should the special order be accepted

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