Sato Awards has had a request for a special order of 10 silver-plated trophies from the provincial tennis association. The normal selling price of such a trophy is $376.50 and its unit product cost is $251.00, as shown below:

Direct materials	$	145.00
Direct labour		90.00
Manufacturing overhead		16.00
Unit product cost	$	251.00

Most of the manufacturing overhead is fixed and unaffected by variations in how many trophies are produced in any given period. However, $4 of the overhead is variable, depending on the number of trophies produced. The customer would like a special logo applied to the trophies requiring additional materials costing $3 per trophy and would also require acquisition of a special tool costing $525 that would have no other use once the special order was completed. This order would have no effect on the companys regular sales, and the order could be filled using the companys existing capacity without affecting any other order.

Required: a. What effect would accepting this order have on the companys operating income if a special price of $346.50 is offered per trophy for this order? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

b. Should the special order be accepted at this price?

multiple choice

• Yes

• No