Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $190 and $155, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 122,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:

Direct materials- Alpha $40 Beta- $24

Direct labor- Alpha- 34 Beta- 28

Variable manufacturing overhead Alpha- 21 Beta-19

Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Alpha- 29 Beta- 32

Variable selling expenses Alpha- 26 Beta- 22

Common fixed expenses- Alpha- 29 Beta-24

Total cost per unit Alpha- 179 Beta- 149

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.

Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 94,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 24,000 additional Alphas for a price of $136 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order?

Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 104,000 Betas during the current year. One of Canes sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 3,000 additional Betas for a price of $62 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order?

Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 109,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 24,000 additional Alphas for a price of $136 per unit; however pursuing this opportunity will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 11,000 units What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customers order?

Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 104,000 Betas per year. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line?