Stuart Quilting Company makes blankets that it markets through a variety of department stores. It makes the blankets in batches of 6,000 units. Stuart made 36,000 blankets during the prior accounting period. The cost of producing the blankets is summarized here.       Materials cost ($33 per unit × 36,000) $ 1,188,000   Labor cost ($29 per unit × 36,000)   1,044,000   Manufacturing supplies ($7 × 36,000)   252,000   Batch-level costs (6 batches at $6,000 per batch)   36,000   Product-level costs   280,000   Facility-level costs   350,000   Total costs $ 3,150,000   Cost per unit = $3,150,000 ÷ 36,000 = $87.5   Required Sunny Motels has offered to buy a batch of 500 blankets for $60 each. Stuart’s normal selling price is $96 per unit. Calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Stuart accept the special order? Sunny offered to buy a batch of 6,000 blankets for $75 per unit, calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Should Stuart accept the special order?

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Stuart Quilting Company makes blankets that it markets through a variety of department stores. It makes the blankets in batches of 6,000 units. Stuart made 36,000 blankets during the prior accounting period. The cost of producing the blankets is summarized here.

 

   
Materials cost ($33 per unit × 36,000) $ 1,188,000  
Labor cost ($29 per unit × 36,000)   1,044,000  
Manufacturing supplies ($7 × 36,000)   252,000  
Batch-level costs (6 batches at $6,000 per batch)   36,000  
Product-level costs   280,000  
Facility-level costs   350,000  
Total costs $ 3,150,000  
Cost per unit = $3,150,000 ÷ 36,000 = $87.5
 


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  1. Sunny Motels has offered to buy a batch of 500 blankets for $60 each. Stuart’s normal selling price is $96 per unit. Calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Stuart accept the special order?

  2. Sunny offered to buy a batch of 6,000 blankets for $75 per unit, calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Should Stuart accept the special order?

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