Mason's Mattresses produces high-quality mattresses sold to retailers for $400 each. The plant capacity is 200,000...

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Mason's Mattresses produces high-quality mattresses sold to retailers for $400 each. The plant capacity is 200,000 units annually, but normal volume is 150,000 units. The unit and total costs at normal volume are as follows:

Type of Cost

Unit Costs

Total Costs

Direct materials

$120.00

$18,000,000

Direct labor

$80.00

$12,000,000

Manufacturing support

$100.00

$15,000,000

Selling and administrative

$60.00

$9,000,000

Total costs

$360.00

$54,000,000

Fixed costs are $5,000,000 for manufacturing support and $2,000,000 for selling and administrative.

A new customer has proposed to purchase 50,000 mattresses at $300 each. The customer requires special packaging, which reduces variable selling and administrative costs by 40%.

Required: Evaluate if Mason's Mattresses should accept the special order. Include a sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of changes in the cost structure.

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