Question 8 (of 9) value: 1.00 points Polaski Company manufactures and sells a single product called a Ret. Operating at capacity, the company can produce and sell 36,000 Rets per year. Costs associated with this level of production and sales are given below $20 10 720,000 360,000 108,000 252,000 144,000 216,000 Direct materials Direct labor Fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expense Fixed selling expense Total cost $50 1,800,000 The Rets normally sell for $55 each. Fixed manufacturing overhead is constant at $252,000 per year within the range of 28,000 through 36,000 Rets per year Required: 1. Assume that due to a recession, Polaski Company expects to sell only 28,000 Rets through regular channels next year. A large retail chain has offered to purchase 8,000 Rets if Polaski is willing to accept a 16% discount off the regular price. There would be no sales commissions on this order; thus, variable selling expenses would be slashed by 75%. However, Polaski Company would have to purchase a special machine to engrave the retail chain's name on the 8,000 units. This machine would cost $16,000. Polaski Company has no assurance that the retail chain will purchase additional units in the future. Determine the impact on profits next year if this special order is accepted. 2. Refer to the original data. Assume again that Polaski Company expects to sell only 28,000 Rets through MacBook A