Unit-level costs Fixed costs Total cost (a) Markup (a x 0.25) $276,000 60,000 336,000 84,000 Total sales (b) $420,000 Sales price per unit (b +12,000) $ 35 Required a. Gibson has excess capacity and receives a special order for 7,000 clocks for $28 each. Calculate the contribution margin per unit. Based on this, should Gibson accept the special order? b. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the special order
Unit-level costs Fixed costs Total cost (a) Markup (a x 0.25) $276,000 60,000 336,000 84,000 Total sales (b) $420,000 Sales price per unit (b +12,000) $ 35 Required a. Gibson has excess capacity and receives a special order for 7,000 clocks for $28 each. Calculate the contribution margin per unit. Based on this, should Gibson accept the special order? b. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the special order
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Transcribed Image Text:Unit-level costs
Fixed costs
Total cost (a)
Markup (a x 0.25)
$276,000
60,000
336,000
84,000
Total sales (b)
$420,000
Sales price per unit (b +12,000)
$
35
Required
a. Gibson has excess capacity and receives a special order for 7,000 clocks for $28 each. Calculate the contribution margin per unit.
Based on this, should Gibson accept the special order?
b. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the special order.
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Required B
Gibson has excess capacity and receives a special order for 7,000 clocks for $28 each. Calculate the contribution margin per
unit. Based on this, should Gibson accept the special order?
Contribution margin per unit
Should Gibson accept the special order?
<Required A
Required B >
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