At the Kicher Company's current activity level of 8,000 units per month, the costs of producing and selling one unit of the company's only product are as follows:

Direct materials$5.00Direct labour$6.00Variable manufacturing overhead$1.00Fixed manufacturing overhead$9.00Variable selling and administrative expenses$3.00Fixed selling and administrative expenses$4.00

The normal selling price is $26 per unit. An order has been received from a potential customer overseas for 4,000 units at a price of $24.00 per unit. This order would not affect regular sales. The company's capacity is 12,000 units per month and enough excess capacity exists to fill this order.

Required:

1.If the order is accepted, by how much will monthly profits increase or decrease? (The order would not change the company's total fixed costs.)

Monthly profits ??? by ????

2.Assume the company has 500 units of this product left over from last year that are inferior to the current model. The units must be sold through regular channels at reduced prices. What unit cost is relevant for establishing a minimum selling price for these units?(Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Relevant Cost ????