Cucumber Company produces and sells 45,000 jars of pickles each year. The following information reflects...

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Cucumber Company produces and sells 45,000 jars of pickles each year. The following information reflects a breakdown of its costs:

Cost Item

Costs per Jar

Total Costs

Variable production costs

$11

$495,000

Fixed production costs

$8

$360,000

Variable selling costs

$5

$225,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs

$3

$135,000

Total costs

$27

$1,215,000

Cucumber marks up its prices 40% over full costs. It has surplus capacity to produce 15,000 more jars. A Belgian supermarket company has offered to purchase 10,000 jars of the product at a special price of $30 per jar. Cucumber will incur additional shipping and selling costs of $1.50 per jar to complete this order.

Required: (a) What will be the effect on Cucumber's operating income if it accepts this order? (b) Prepare a detailed analysis of the incremental costs and benefits.

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