Alderon Enterprises is evaluating a special order it has received for a ceramic fixture to be used in aircraft engines. Alderon has recently been operating at less than full capacity, so the firm's management will accept the order if the price offered exceeds the costs that will be incurred in producing it$.$ You have been asked for advice on how to determine the cost of two raw materials that would be required to produce the order.

a$.$ The special order will require $700$ gallons of endor, a highly perishable material that is purchased as needed. Alderon currently has $1,200$ gallons of endor on hand, since the material is used in virtually all of the company's products. The last time endor was purchased, Alderon paid $$5\mathrm{.}00$ per gallon. However, the average price paid for the endor in stock was only $$4\mathrm{.}75.$ The market price for endor is quite volatile, with the current price at $$5\mathrm{.}50.$ If the special order is accepted, Alderon will have to place a new order next week to replace the $700$ gallons of endor used. By then the price is expected to reach $$5\mathrm{.}75$ per gallon. What is the real cost of endor if the special order is produced?

b$.$ The special order also would require $1,500$ kilograms of tatooine, a material not normally required in any of Alderon's regular products. The company does happen to have $2,000$ kilograms of tatooine on hand, since it formerly manufactured a ceramic product that used the material. Alderon recently received an offer of $$14,000$ from Solo Industries for its entire supply of tatooine. However, Solo Industries is not interested in buying any quantity less than Alderon's entire $2,000-$kilogram stock. Alderon's management is unenthusiastic about Solo's offer, since Alderon paid $$20,000$ for the tatooine. Moreover, if the tatooine were purchased at today's market price, it would cost $$12\mathrm{.}00$ per kilogram. Duf to the volatility of the tatooine, Alderon will need to get rid of its entire supply one way or another. If the material is not used in production or sold, Alderon will have to pay $$1,000$ for each $500$ kilograms that is transported away and disposed of in a hazardous waste disposal site. What is the real cost of tatooine to be used in the special order?

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