Pro Sports Inc. manufactures basketballs for professional basketball associations. For the first six months of 2016, the
Question:
Fixed costs for the period were cost of goods sold of $900,000, and selling and administrative expenses of $162,000.
In July, normally a slack manufacturing month, Pro Sports receives a special order for 9,000 basketballs at $30 each from the Italian Basketball Association. Accepting the order would increase variable selling and administrative expenses by $0.50 per unit because of shipping costs, but it would not increase fixed costs and expenses.
Instructions
(a) Prepare an incremental analysis for the special order.
(b) Should Pro Sports Inc. accept the special order?
(c) What is the minimum selling price on the special order to produce net income of $5.00 per ball?
(d) What non-financial factors should management consider in making its decision?
Step by Step Answer:
Managerial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118856994
4th Canadian edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, Ibrahim M. Aly