Grant Industries, a manufacturer of electronic parts, has recently received an invitation to bid on a special order for 21,500 units of one of its most popular products. Grant currently manufactures 43,000 units of this product in its Loveland, Ohio, plant. The plant is operating at 50% capacity. There will be no marketing costs on the special order. The sales manager of Grant wants to set the bid at $12 because she is sure that Grant will get the business at that price. Others on the executive committee of the firm object, saying that Grant would lose money on the special order at that price.

Units		43,000		64,500
Manufacturing costs:
Direct materials	$	172,000	$	258,000
Direct labor		215,000		322,500
Factory overhead		215,000		258,000
Total manufacturing costs	$	602,000	$	838,500
Unit cost	$	14	$	13

Required

2. What would be the Relevant cost per unit if the order is accepted at the price recommended by the sales manager? What do you think the minimum (short-term) bid price should be?

4. What would the total opportunity cost be if by accepting the special order the company lost sales of 6,100 units to its regular customers? Assume the preceding facts plus a normal selling price of $26 per unit.