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Mazeppa Corporation sells relays at a selling price of $28 per unit. The company's cost per unit, based on full capacity of 160,000 units, is

Mazeppa Corporation sells relays at a selling price of $28 per unit. The company's cost per unit, based on full capacity of 160,000 units, is as follows:

Direct materials$8Direct labor6Overhead (2/3 of which is variable)9

Mazeppa has been approached by a distributor in Montana offering to buy a special order consisting of 30,000 relays. Mazeppa has the capacity to fill the order. However, it will incur an additional shipping cost of $2 for each relay it sells to the distributor.

a-1.Assume that Mazeppa is currently operating at a level of 100,000 units. Show the calculation for the unit price to charge the distributor which will generate an increase in operating income of $3 per unit?

a-2.What is your interpretation of the changes to the contribution margin per unit and the operating income on account of the increase in selling price?

b-1.Assume that Mazeppa is currently operating at full capacity. Show the calculation for the unit price to charge the distributor which will generate an increase in operating income of $60,000 more than it would be without accepting the special order?

b-2.What is your interpretation of the changes to the contribution margin per unit and the operating income on account of the unit price charged to the distributor?

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