The following information relates to the Jasmine Company for the upcoming year, based on 424,000 units:     Amount   Per Unit Sales $ 8,480,000     $ 68.00   Cost of goods sold   6,784,000       40.00   Gross margin   1,696,000       28.00   Operating expenses   960,000       7.50   Operating profits $ 736,000     $ 20.50     The cost of goods sold includes $2,289,600 of fixed manufacturing overhead; the operating expenses include $281,600 of fixed marketing expenses. A special order offering to buy 74,000 units for $19.80 per unit has been made to Jasmine. Fortunately, there will be no additional fixed costs associated with the order and Jasmine has sufficient capacity to handle the order. How much will operating profits increase if Jasmine accepts the special order?     Multiple Choice   $185,000   $74,000   $562,400   $370,000

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The following information relates to the Jasmine Company for the upcoming year, based on 424,000 units:

 

  Amount   Per Unit
Sales $ 8,480,000     $ 68.00  
Cost of goods sold   6,784,000       40.00  
Gross margin   1,696,000       28.00  
Operating expenses   960,000       7.50  
Operating profits $ 736,000     $ 20.50  
 


The cost of goods sold includes $2,289,600 of fixed manufacturing overhead; the operating expenses include $281,600 of fixed marketing expenses. A special order offering to buy 74,000 units for $19.80 per unit has been made to Jasmine. Fortunately, there will be no additional fixed costs associated with the order and Jasmine has sufficient capacity to handle the order. How much will operating profits increase if Jasmine accepts the special order?

 

 

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    $185,000

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    $74,000

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    $562,400

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    $370,000

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