Question

Harrison Ford Company has been approached by a new customer with an offer to purchase 10,000 units of its model IJ5 at a price of $3.90 each. The new customer is geographically separated from the company's other customers, and existing sales would not be affected. Harrison normally produces 75,000 units of IJ5 per year but only plans to produce and sell 60,000 in the coming year. The normal sales price is $12 per unit. Unit cost information for the normal level of activity is as follows:

Fixed overhead will not be affected by whether or not the special order is accepted.
Direct Materials $1.75
Direct Labor 2.50
Variable Overhead 1.50
Fixed Overhead 3.25
Total $9.00
1. What are the relevant costs and benefits of the two alternatives (accept or reject the special order)?
2. By how much will operating income increase or decrease if the order is accepted?

Answer 1

For the special order the company will not incur any additional fixed cost as the special order is within the normal range of production.

Sales ( 10000 * 5 ) 50000

(-) Direct materials ( 10000 * 1.75 ) 17500

(-) Direct labor ( 10000 * 2.50 ) 25000

(-) Variable overhead ( 10000 * 1.50 ) 15000

Income / (loss) (7500)

Required 1 :

Answer : Reject

Required 2 :

Answer : Decrease by 7500