Suppose the Baseball Hall of Fame in​ Cooperstown, New​ York, has approached Rec−Cardz with a special order. The Hall of Fame wishes to purchase 53,000 baseball card packs for a special promotional campaign and offers $0.39 per​ pack, a total of $20,670. 1. Prepare a differential analysis to determine whether Rec−Cardz should accept the special sales order. 2. Now assume that the Hall of Fame wants special hologram baseball cards. Rec−Cardz will spend $5,800 to develop this​ hologram, which will be useless after the special order is completed. Should Rec−Cardz accept the special order under these​ circumstances, assuming no change in the special pricing of $0.39 per​ pack? Rec−Cardz​'s total production cost is $0.59 per​ pack, as​ follows: Variable costs:   Direct materials $0.13 Direct labor 0.10 Variable overhead 0.11 Fixed overhead 0.25 Total cost $0.59

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Suppose the Baseball Hall of Fame in​ Cooperstown, New​ York, has approached

Rec−Cardz

with a special order. The Hall of Fame wishes to purchase

53,000

baseball card packs for a special promotional campaign and offers

$0.39

per​ pack, a total of

$20,670.

1.
Prepare a differential analysis to determine whether
Rec−Cardz
should accept the special sales order.
2.
Now assume that the Hall of Fame wants special hologram baseball cards.
Rec−Cardz
will spend
$5,800
to develop this​ hologram, which will be useless after the special order is completed. Should
Rec−Cardz
accept the special order under these​ circumstances, assuming no change in the special pricing of
$0.39
per​ pack?
Rec−Cardz​'s
total production cost is
$0.59
per​ pack, as​ follows:

Variable costs:
 
Direct materials
$0.13
Direct labor
0.10
Variable overhead
0.11
Fixed overhead
0.25
Total cost
$0.59


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