Top Sports Inc. manufactures basketballs for the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first 6 months of 2002, the company reported the following operating results while operating at 90% of plant capacity.

Fixed costs for the period were: cost of goods sold \($1,080,000\), and selling and administrative expenses \($225,000\). In July, normally a slack manufacturing month. Top Sports receives a special order for 10,000 basketballs at \($34\) each from the Italian Basketball Association (IBA). Acceptance of the order would increase variable selling and administrative expenses \($0.50\) per unit because of shipping costs but would not increase fixed costs and expenses.

Instructions

(a) Prepare an incremental analysis for the special order.

(b) Should Top Sports Inc. accept the special order?

(c) What is the minimum selling price on the special order to produce net income of \($4\) per ball?

(d) What nonfinancial factors should management consider in making its decision

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Amount Per Unit Sales $4,500,000 $50.00 Cost of goods sold 3,600,000 40.00 Selling and administrative expenses 450,000 5.00 Net income 450.000 5.00