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 84,000 units per year is: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 1.70 $ 2.00 $1.00 $ 4.25 $ 1.30 $1.00 The normal selling price is $20.00 per unit. The company's capacity is 96,000 units per year. An order has been received from a mail-order house for 1,000 units at a special price of $17.00 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 effect on the sales of its current model. What unit cost is relevant for establishing a minimum selling price for these units? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the special order? You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Cost Formula Utilities $16,900 + $0.15 per machine-hour Maintenance $38,200 + $1.50 per machine-hour Supplies $0.40 per machine-hour Indirect labor $94,900 + $2.00 per machine-hour Depreciation $68,400 Actual Cost in March $ 21,400 $ 59,000 $ 7,000 $ 131,800 $ 70, 100 During March, the company worked 16,000 machine-hours and produced 10,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 18,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Prepare a flexible budget for March. 2. Prepare a report showing the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare a report showing the spending variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total