General Mattress (GM) Company sells mattresses at a regular price of $800. The total cost per unit is $650, which consists of $150 direct labor per unit, $250 direct materials per unit, $50 fixed overhead per unit, and $200 variable overhead per unit. A hotel chain offered to buy 1,000 mattresses from GM at a discounted price of $650. This is a one-time special order (i.e., a short-term decision), and GM has enough spare capacity to accommodate this order. If GM accepts the special order, GM's profit will: decrease by $50,000 O decrease by $150,000 remain the same O increase by $150,000 O increase by $50,000
General Mattress (GM) Company sells mattresses at a regular price of $800. The total cost per unit is $650, which consists of $150 direct labor per unit, $250 direct materials per unit, $50 fixed overhead per unit, and $200 variable overhead per unit. A hotel chain offered to buy 1,000 mattresses from GM at a discounted price of $650. This is a one-time special order (i.e., a short-term decision), and GM has enough spare capacity to accommodate this order. If GM accepts the special order, GM's profit will: decrease by $50,000 O decrease by $150,000 remain the same O increase by $150,000 O increase by $50,000
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![General Mattress (GM) Company sells mattresses at a
regular price of $800. The total cost per unit is $650,
which consists of $150 direct labor per unit, $250
direct materials per unit, $50 fixed overhead per unit,
and $200 variable overhead per unit. A hotel chain
offered to buy 1,000 mattresses from GM at a
discounted price of $650. This is a one-time special
order (i.e., a short-term decision), and GM has enough
spare capacity to accommodate this order. If GM
accepts the special order, GM's profit will:
decrease by $50,000
O decrease by $150,000
remain the same
increase by $150,000
O increase by $50,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff70ac400-ca2b-42e3-9688-f7f5894bc9ea%2F5b98bf01-fc98-43d5-a0d8-74aab7183213%2Fxscud_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:General Mattress (GM) Company sells mattresses at a
regular price of $800. The total cost per unit is $650,
which consists of $150 direct labor per unit, $250
direct materials per unit, $50 fixed overhead per unit,
and $200 variable overhead per unit. A hotel chain
offered to buy 1,000 mattresses from GM at a
discounted price of $650. This is a one-time special
order (i.e., a short-term decision), and GM has enough
spare capacity to accommodate this order. If GM
accepts the special order, GM's profit will:
decrease by $50,000
O decrease by $150,000
remain the same
increase by $150,000
O increase by $50,000
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