Qd.1. SureLock Manufacturing Company makes and sells several models of locks. The cost records for the ZForce lock show thatmanufacturing costs total $23.00 per lock. An analysis of this amount indicates that $13.34 of the total cost has a variable costbehavior pattern, and the remainder is an allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead. The normal selling price of this model is $35.00per lock. A chain store has offered to buy 13,000 ZForce locks from SureLock at a price of $16.10 each to sell in a market that wouldnot compete with SureLock's regular business. SureLock has manufacturing capacity available and could make these locks withoutincurring additional fixed manufacturing overhead.Required:a. Calculate the effect on SureLock's operating income of accepting the order from the chain store.b. If SureLock's costs had not been classified by cost behavior pattern, is it likely that a correct special order analysis would have beenmade?a.b.in operating incomeIt is likely that a correct special order analysiswould have been made

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