Wheel Company makes a product, K9. It has a production capacity of 1,000 units, and it can sell all of 1,000 units to its regular customers. The regular selling price is $60 each. Wheel has received a request from Tom for a special order of 100 units of K9. This special order does not incur any variable selling cost.  The following is the per-unit cost information:    Variable manufacturing $18 Fixed manufacturing $20*         Unit manufacturing cost         $38 Variable selling $4 Fixed selling $8*          Unit selling cost          $12 Total cost          $50 * based on production and sales of 1,000 units  Whelel has received a speciar order from Tom (who is not a regular customer). He wants to buy 100 units at a discounted price. Wheell does not want the company's profit to decline by accepting the order from Tom.  Then, Wheel has to charge at least _____ to Tom for each unit of K9.    A. $18   B. $24   C. $46   D. $60   E. $56

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  1. Wheel Company makes a product, K9. It has a production capacity of 1,000 units, and it can sell all of 1,000 units to its regular customers. The regular selling price is $60 each. Wheel has received a request from Tom for a special order of 100 units of K9. This special order does not incur any variable selling cost.  The following is the per-unit cost information: 

     

    Variable manufacturing

    $18

    Fixed manufacturing

    $20*

            Unit manufacturing cost

            $38

    Variable selling

    $4

    Fixed selling

    $8*

             Unit selling cost

             $12

    Total cost

             $50

    * based on production and sales of 1,000 units 

    Whelel has received a speciar order from Tom (who is not a regular customer). He wants to buy 100 units at a discounted price. Wheell does not want the company's profit to decline by accepting the order from Tom.  Then, Wheel has to charge at least _____ to Tom for each unit of K9. 

      A.

    $18

      B.

    $24

      C.

    $46

      D.

    $60

      E.

    $56

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