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 unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below:

	Alpha				Beta
Direct materials		$	30			$	12
Direct labor			21				20
Variable manufacturing overhead			8				6
Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead			17				19
Variable selling expenses			13				9
Common fixed expenses			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 deemed unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.

1. What is the total amount of traceable fixed manufacturing overhead for the Alpha product line and for the Beta product line?

2. What is the companys total amount of common fixed expenses?

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 that is willing to buy 11,000 additional Alphas for a price of $84 per unit. If Cane accepts the customers offer, how much will its profits increase or decrease?

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 that is willing to buy 11,000 additional Alphas for a price of $84 per unit. If Cane accepts the customers offer, it will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 6,000 units.

a. Calculate the incremental net operating income if the order is accepted? (Loss amount should be indicated with a minus sign.)

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

	Yes
	No

6. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 91,000 Betas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, how much will profits increase or decrease?

7. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 41,000 Betas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, how much will profits increase or decrease?

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. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, how much would profits increase or decrease?

9. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 81,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 81,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $84 per unit. If Cane buys 81,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units, how much will profits increase or decrease?

10. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 51,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 51,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $84 per unit. If Cane buys 51,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units, how much will profits increase or decrease?

11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of Alpha and one unit of Beta?