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Wilson Corporation sells an industrial solvent at a normal selling price of $100 per barrel. The variable cost per barrel is $40, and the company's total fixed cost is $900,000 per month. The company has excess capacity of 30,000 barrels per month. Management was recently contacted by a potential buyer with whom they had no prior experience. The buyer offered to buy a special order of 5,000 barrels at a discount price of $80 per barrel. The special nature of the order would increase variable costs associated with it by $10 per barrel over the normal variable cost. The special order would also increase fixed costs by $60,000. If the special order is accepted, operating income will increase by _________ $ .

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$ 90000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

The normal selling price of an industrial solvent by Wilson Corporation = $ 100 per barrel.

The variable cost per barrel = $ 40

Total fixed cost of the company = $ 900,000 per month.

Number of barrels in excess = 30,000 per month

Number of barrels the buyer wants to buy = 5000 barrels

New fixed cost = $ 60,000

The increased variable cost is $ 10 per barrel over the normal variable cost.

Now if this special order is accepted, the operating income of the company would increase by an amount of $ 90,000.

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