The Medal Plus Company manufactures windows. Its manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 20,000 windows each month. Current production and sales are 15,000 windows per month. The company normally charges $150 per window. Cost information for the current activity level is as follows: (Click the icon to view the cost information.) i (Click the icon to view the special order information.) 300,000 150,000 Variable costs that vary with number of units produced Direct materials Direct manufacturing labour Variable costs (for setups, materials handling, quality control, and so on) that vary with number of batches, 300 batches x $1,250 per batch Fixed manufacturing costs Fixed marketing costs 375,000 300,000 55,000 1,180,000 $ Total costs Medal Plus has just received a special one-time-only order for 5,000 windows at $125 per window. Accepting the special order would not affect the company's regular business or its fixed costs. Medal Plus makes windows for its existing customers in batch sizes of 50 windows (300 batches x 50 windows per batch = 15,000 windows). The special order requires Medal Plus to make the windows in 100 batches of 50 windows. 1. Should Medal Plus accept this special order? Show your calculations. 2. Suppose plant capacity were only 17,500 windows instead of 20,000 windows each month. The special order must either be taken in full or be rejected completely. Should Medal Plus accept the special order? Show your calculations. 3. As in requirement 1, assume that monthly capacity is 20,000 windows. Medal Plus is concerned that if it accepts the special order, its existing customers will immediately demand a price discount of $15 in the month in which the special order is being filled. They would argue that Medal Plus's capacity costs are now being spread over more units and that existing customers should get the benefit of these lower costs. Should Medal Plus accept the special order under these conditions? Show your calculations. Requirement 1. Should Medal Plus accept this special order? Show your calculations. Begin by completing an analysis and start by showing the computation of the company's operating income without the special order. Next calculate operating income with the special order, and then calculate the differences between the two columns. (Complete all answer boxes. For amounts with no change, make sure to enter "0" in the appropriate cells of the Difference column.) Without One-Time Only Special Order 15,000 Windows Revenues Variable costs: Direct materials Direct manufacturing labour Batch manufacturing costs Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing costs Fixed marketing costs Total costs Operating income