Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $7 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 125,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha $ 42 35 23 Beta $ 21 28 21 Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 31 34 28 31 24 26 Cost per unit $190 $154 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. Required: 1. What is the total amount of traceable fixed manufacturing overhead for the Alpha product line and for the Beta product line? Alpha Beta Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $7 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 125,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha $ 42 35 23 Beta $ 21 28 21 Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 31 34 28 31 24 26 Cost per unit $190 $154 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. 3. 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 26,000 additional Alphas for a price of $144 per unit. If Cane accepts the customer's offer, how much will its profits increase or decrease? Net operating income by Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $7 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 125,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha $ 42 35 23 Beta $ 21 28 21 Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 31 34 28 31 24 26 Cost per unit $190 $ 154 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. 4. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 106,000 Betas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer that is willing to buy 4,000 additional Betas for a price of $74 per unit. If Cane accepts the customer's offer, how much will its profits increase or decrease? Net operating income by displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $7 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 125,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha $ 42 35 23 Beta $ 21 28 21 Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses 31 34 28 31 24 26 Cost per unit $190 $154 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. 2. What is the company's total amount of common fixed expenses? Total common fixed expenses