Harcourt Manufacturing (HM) has the capacity to produce 10,000 fax machines per year. HM currently produces and sells 7,000 units per year. The fax machines normally sell for $100 each. Modem Products has offered to buy 2,000 fax machines from HM for $60 each. Unit-level costs associated with manufacturing the fax machines are $15 each for direct labor and $40 each for direct materials. Product-level and facility-level costs are $50,000 and $65,000, respectively. How much would profit increase (decrease) if HM accepted this special order?

Harcourt Manufacturing (HM) has the capacity to produce 10,000 fax machines per year. HM currently produces and sells 7,000 units per year. The fax machines normally sell for $100 each. Modem Products has offered to buy 2,000 fax machines from HM for $60 each. Unit-level costs associated with manufacturing the fax machines are $15 each for direct labor and $40 each for direct materials. Product-level and facility-level costs are $50,000 and $65,000, respectively. How much would profit increase (decrease) if HM accepted this special order?
 

Explanation

Accepting the special order will provide the following contribution to profit.

Revenue (2,000× $60)	$	120,000
Unit-Level Costs (2,000 × ($15 + $40))		(110,000	)
Contribution to Profit	$	10,000

The product and facility costs are not relevant because they will be incurred regardless of whether the special offer is accepted. Since these costs do not differ between the alternatives (accept or reject the offer), they are not relevant to the decision.


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