3. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 81,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 11,000 additional Alphas for a price of $84 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order?

5. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 96,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 11,000 additional Alphas for a price of $84 per unit; however pursuing this opportunity will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 6,000 units.

a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customers order?

b. Based on your calculations above should the special order be accepted?

8. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 61,000 Betas and 81,000 Alphas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, its sales representatives could increase sales of Alpha by 16,000 units. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line?

Required Information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $125 and $85, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 101,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Beta Alpha $ 30 Direct materials $12 Direct labor 21 20 8 6 17 19 Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 13 16 11 Total cost per unit $105 $77 The company considers Its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 3. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 81,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 11,000 additional Alphas for a price of $84 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order