owe Tool and Die (RTD) produces metal fittings as a supplier to various manufacturing firms in the area. The following is the recasted income statement for the next quarter, which is the typical planning horizon used at RTD. RTD expects to sell 45,000 nits during the quarter. RTD carries no inventories. Sales revenue Costs of fitting produced Gross profit Administrative costs Operating profit Amount $ 1,170,000 900,000 $ 270,000 207,000 $ 63,000 Per Unit $26.00 20.00 $ 6.00 4.60 $ 1.40 xed costs included in this income statement are $292,500 for depreciation on plant and machinery and miscellaneous factory perations and $94,500 for administrative costs. RTD has received a request for 10,000 fittings to be produced in the next quarter om Endicott Manufacturing. Endicott has never purchased from RTD, although they have been a local company for many years. ndicott has offered to pay $20 per unit. RTD can easily produce the 10,000 units with its existing capacity. Production of the 0,000 units will incur all variable manufacturing costs but no fixed manufacturing costs. No administrative costs will be incurred ecause of the order.
owe Tool and Die (RTD) produces metal fittings as a supplier to various manufacturing firms in the area. The following is the recasted income statement for the next quarter, which is the typical planning horizon used at RTD. RTD expects to sell 45,000 nits during the quarter. RTD carries no inventories. Sales revenue Costs of fitting produced Gross profit Administrative costs Operating profit Amount $ 1,170,000 900,000 $ 270,000 207,000 $ 63,000 Per Unit $26.00 20.00 $ 6.00 4.60 $ 1.40 xed costs included in this income statement are $292,500 for depreciation on plant and machinery and miscellaneous factory perations and $94,500 for administrative costs. RTD has received a request for 10,000 fittings to be produced in the next quarter om Endicott Manufacturing. Endicott has never purchased from RTD, although they have been a local company for many years. ndicott has offered to pay $20 per unit. RTD can easily produce the 10,000 units with its existing capacity. Production of the 0,000 units will incur all variable manufacturing costs but no fixed manufacturing costs. No administrative costs will be incurred ecause of the order.
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Transcribed Image Text:Rowe Tool and Die (RTD) produces metal fittings as a supplier to various manufacturing firms in the area. The following is the
forecasted income statement for the next quarter, which is the typical planning horizon used at RTD. RTD expects to sell 45,000
units during the quarter. RTD carries no inventories.
Sales revenue
Costs of fitting produced
Gross profit
Administrative costs
Operating profit
Amount
$ 1,170,000
900,000
$ 270,000
207,000
$ 63,000
Per Unit
$26.00
20.00
$ 6.00
4.60
$ 1.40
Fixed costs included in this income statement are $292,500 for depreciation on plant and machinery and miscellaneous factory
operations and $94,500 for administrative costs. RTD has received a request for 10,000 fittings to be produced in the next quarter
from Endicott Manufacturing. Endicott has never purchased from RTD, although they have been a local company for many years.
Endicott has offered to pay $20 per unit. RTD can easily produce the 10,000 units with its existing capacity. Production of the
10,000 units will incur all variable manufacturing costs but no fixed manufacturing costs. No administrative costs will be incurred
because of the order.

Transcribed Image Text:Required:
a. What impact would accepting this special order have on operating profit?
b. Should RTD accept the order?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required A Required B
What impact would accepting this special order have on operating profit? (Enter your answers in thousands rounded to 1
decimal place. (i.e., 5,400,400 should be entered as 5,400.4). Select option "higher" or "lower", keeping Status Quo as the
base. Select "none" if there is no effect.)
Sales revenue
Variable costs:
Production
Administrative
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Operating profit
Status Quo 45,000 Alternative 55,000
Units
Units
$ 1,170,000.0 $
$
270,000
Costs and Revenues
(Thousands of Dollars)
63,000.0 $
Required A
26.0 $
6
1.4
Difference
45,000.0
Required B
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