Delta Company produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at the company$$s normal activity level of $108,000$ units per year is:

Direct materials $ $2\mathrm{.}00$

Direct labor $ $3\mathrm{.}00$

Variable manufacturing overhead $ $0\mathrm{.}70$

Fixed manufacturing overhead $ $4\mathrm{.}25$

Variable selling and administrative expense $ $1\mathrm{.}60$

Fixed selling and administrative expense $ $2\mathrm{.}00$

The normal selling price is $$21\mathrm{.}00$ per unit. The company$$s capacity is $139,200$ units per year. An order has been received from a mail$-$order house for $2,600$ units at a special price of $$18\mathrm{.}00$ per unit. This order would not affect regular sales or the company$$s total fixed costs.

Required:

$1.$ What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of accepting the special order?

$2.$ As a separate matter from the special order, assume the company$$s inventory includes $1,000$ units of this product that were produced last year and that are inferior to the current model. The units must be sold through regular channels at reduced prices. The company does not expect the selling of these inferior units to have any affect on the sales of its current model. What unit cost is relevant for establishing a minimum selling price for the inferior units?Delta Company produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at

the company's normal activity level of $108,000$ units per year is:

The normal selling price is $$21\mathrm{.}00$ per unit. The company's capacity is $139,200$ units per year. An order has

been recelved from a mail$-$order house for $2,600$ units at a special price of $$18\mathrm{.}00$ per unit. This order would

not affect regular sales or the company's total fixed costs.

Required:

What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of accepting the special order?

As a separate matter from the special order, assume the company's inventory includes $1,000$ units of this

product that were produced last year and that are inferior to the current model. The units must be sold

through regular channels at reduced prices. The company does not expect the selling of these inferior units

to have any affect on the sales of its current model. What unit cost is relevant for establishing a minimum

selling price for the inferior units?

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What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of accepting the special order?