Special order, short-run pricing. Slugger Corporation produces baseball bats for kids that it sells for $36 each. At capacity, the company can produce 50,000 bats a year. The costs of producing and selling bats are as follows:

Cost per bat Total Cost Direct Materials $13 $ 650,000 Direct Manufacturing Labor 5 250,000 Variable Manufacturing Overhead 2 100,000 Fixed Manufacturing Overhead 6 300,000 Variable Selling Expenses 3 150,000 Fixed Selling Expenses 2 100,000 Total Costs $ 31 $1,550,000

1. Suppose Slugger is currently producing and selling 40,000 bats. At this level of production and sales, its fixed costs are the same as given in the preceding table. Bench Corporation wants to place a one-time special order for 10,000 bats at $23 each. Slugger will incur no variable selling costs for this special order. Should Slugger accept this one-time special order? Show your calculations. 2. Now suppose Slugger is currently producing and selling 50,000 bats. If Slugger accepts Bench