Structuring a Special-Order Problem

Rabbit Foot Motors has been approached by a new customer with an offer to purchase 5,000 units of its hands-free, Wi-Fi-enabled automotive modelthe SMAKat a price of $18,000 per automobile. Rabbit Foots other sales would not be affected by this new customer offer. Rabbit Foot normally produces 100,000 units of its SMAK model per year but only plans to produce and sell 90,000 in the coming year. The normal sales price is $35,000 per SMAK. Unit cost information for the normal level of activity is as follows:

Direct materials$10,000Direct labor2,000Variable overhead4,000Fixed overhead8,000Total$24,000Fixed overhead will not be affected by whether or not the special order is accepted.

Required:

1. What are the relevant costs and benefits of the two alternatives (accept or reject the special order)?

• Special order price, direct materials, direct labor, and variable overhead.
• Special order price, direct materials, direct labor, variable overhead, and fixed overhead.
• Normal price, direct materials, direct labor, and variable overhead.
• Normal price, direct materials, direct labor, variable overhead, and fixed overhead.

2.By how much will operating income increase or decrease if the order is accepted?

• Increase
• Decrease

by $