Integrated Masters Inc. (IMI) is presently operating at 50% of capacity and manufacturing 50,000 units of a patented electronic component. The cost structure of the component is as follows:           Raw materials $ 1.50 per unit Direct labor   1.50 per unit Variable overhead   2.00 per unit Fixed overhead $ 100,000 per year   An Italian firm has offered to purchase 30,000 of the components at a price of $6 per unit, FOB IMI’s plant. The normal selling price is $8 per component. This special order will not affect any of IMI’s “normal” business. Management calculated that the cost per component is $7, so it is reluctant to accept this special order. Required: Calculate the fixed overhead per unit? Is the cost calculation appropriate? Should the offer from the Italian firm be accepted?

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Integrated Masters Inc. (IMI) is presently operating at 50% of capacity and manufacturing 50,000 units of a patented electronic component. The cost structure of the component is as follows:
 

       
Raw materials $ 1.50 per unit
Direct labor   1.50 per unit
Variable overhead   2.00 per unit
Fixed overhead $ 100,000 per year
 


An Italian firm has offered to purchase 30,000 of the components at a price of $6 per unit, FOB IMI’s plant. The normal selling price is $8 per component. This special order will not affect any of IMI’s “normal” business. Management calculated that the cost per component is $7, so it is reluctant to accept this special order.

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  1. Calculate the fixed overhead per unit?
  2. Is the cost calculation appropriate?
  3. Should the offer from the Italian firm be accepted?
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