Karen's Kitchenware produces kitchen utensils sold to department stores for $10 each. The plant capacity is...

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Karen's Kitchenware produces kitchen utensils sold to department stores for $10 each. The plant capacity is 1,500,000 units annually, but normal volume is 1,000,000 units. Unit and total costs at normal volume are:

Type of Cost

Unit Costs

Total Costs

Direct materials

$3.00

$3,000,000

Direct labor

$2.00

$2,000,000

Manufacturing support

$3.00

$3,000,000

Selling and administrative

$1.50

$1,500,000

Total costs

$9.50

$9,500,000

Fixed manufacturing support costs are $2,500,000, and fixed selling and administrative costs are $1,000,000.

A wholesale customer offers to purchase 200,000 units at $8 each, with simplified packaging reducing variable selling and administrative costs by 60%.

Required: Evaluate if Karen's Kitchenware should accept the special order. Prepare a cost-volume-profit analysis to support your decision

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