Elfalan Corporation produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at the company's normal activity level of 51,000 units per month is as follows:

	Per Unit
Direct materials	$	48.10
Direct labor	$	9.20
Variable manufacturing overhead	$	2.20
Fixed manufacturing overhead	$	19.50
Variable selling & administrative expense	$	4.00
Fixed selling & administrative expense	$	19.00

The normal selling price of the product is $108.10 per unit.

An order has been received from an overseas customer for 3,100 units to be delivered this month at a special discounted price. This order would not change the total amount of the company's fixed costs. The variable selling and administrative expense would be $2.30 less per unit on this order than on normal sales.

Direct labor is a variable cost in this company.

Suppose there is ample idle capacity to produce the units required by the overseas customer and the special discounted price on the special order is $87.40 per unit. The monthly financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company as a result of accepting this special order should be:

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Multiple Choice

• ($59,000)

• $20,770

• $81,220

• ($45,260)