The following are Silver Company's unit costs of making and selling an item at a volume of 8,000 units per month (which represents the company's ca Manufacturing: Direct materials $4 Direct labor $5 Variable overhead $2 Fixed overhead $8 Selling and administrative: Variable $1 Fixed $6 Present sales amount to 7,000 units per month. An order has been received from a customer in a foreign market for 1,000 units at a price of $20 pe order would not affect regular sales. Fixed costs, both manufacturing and selling and administrative, are constant within the relevant range betweem and 8,000 units per month. The variable selling and administrative costs would have to be incurred for this special order as well as all other sales. If the company accepts the special order, the effect on total operating income will be Multiple Choice $1000 increase $9000 increase

The following are Silver Company's unit costs of making and selling an item at a volume of 8,000 units per month (which represents the company's ca Manufacturing: Direct materials $4 Direct labor $5 Variable overhead $2 Fixed overhead $8 Selling and administrative: Variable $1 Fixed $6 Present sales amount to 7,000 units per month. An order has been received from a customer in a foreign market for 1,000 units at a price of $20 pe order would not affect regular sales. Fixed costs, both manufacturing and selling and administrative, are constant within the relevant range betweem and 8,000 units per month. The variable selling and administrative costs would have to be incurred for this special order as well as all other sales. If the company accepts the special order, the effect on total operating income will be Multiple Choice $1000 increase $9000 increase

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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