JCN Industries normally produces and sells 5,000 keyboards for personal computers each month. Variable manufacturing costs amount to $25 per unit, and fixed costs are $146,000 per month. The regular sales price of the keyboards is $86 per unit. JCN has been approached by a foreign company that wants to purchase an additional 1,000 keyboards per month at a reduced price. Filling this special order would not affect JCN 's regular sales volume or fixed manufacturing costs.

1) On the basis of the above information only, which of the following is not true?

Multiple Choice

• At the 5,000-unit level of production, JCN's average cost per unit is $54.20.

• At the 6,000-unit level of production, JCN's average cost per unit is $49.33.

• It would not be profitable for JCN to consider the special order at a price less than $49 per unit.

• The fixed manufacturing costs of $146,000 are not relevant to this decision regarding the special order.

2) Assume that the price offered by the foreign company is $43 per unit. Accepting the special order will cause JCN's operating income to:

Multiple Choice

• Increase by $18,000.

• Decrease by $2,000.

• Decrease by $33,000.

• Decrease by $35,000.