Reference no: EM132465893
Finch Quilting Company makes blankets that it markets through a variety of department stores. It makes the blankets in batches of 1,000 units. Finch made 26,000 blankets during the prior accounting period. The cost of producing the blankets is summarized here.
Materials cost ($24 per unit x 26,000) $ 624,000
Labor cost ($19 per unit x 26,000) 494,000
Manufacturing supplies ($2 x 26,000) 52,000
Batch-level costs (26 batches at $8,000 per
208,000
batch)
Product-level costs 280,000
Facility-level costs 310,000
Total costs $1,968,000
Cost per unit = $1,968,000 + 26,000 = $75.7
Required
Question 1: Sunny Motels has offered to buy a batch of 400 blankets for $60 each. Finch's normal selling price is $96 per unit. Calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Finch accept the special order?
Question 2: Sunny offered to buy a batch of 1,000 blankets for $60 per unit, calculate the relevant cost per unit for the special order. Should Finch accept the special order?