Problem: Biello Co. manufactures and sells medals for winners of athletic and other events. Its manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 15,000 medals each month; current monthly production is 14,250 medals. The company normally charges $115 per medal. Cost data for the current level of production are shown below.
Variable Costs
Direct Materials $969,000
Direct Labor $270,750
Selling and Administrative $270,075
Fixed Costs
Manufacturing $370,550
Selling and Administrative $89,775
The company has just received a special one-time order for 600 medals at $102 each. For this particular order, no variable selling and administrative costs would be incurred. This order would also have no effect on fixed costs.
Required:
Should the company accept this special order? Why?