Mason has received a special order for 1,000 units of its product at a special price of $250.The product currently sells 18,000 units for $300 and has the following manufacturing costs:
Assume that Mason has sufficient capacity to fill the order without harming normal production and sales and all fixed overhead is unavoidable.
a.If Mason accepts the order,what effect will the order have on the company's short-term profit?
For the next two questions,now assume that Mason has sufficient capacity to fill 500 units of the order without harming normal sales.
b.If Mason accepts the order and fills it completely,what effect will the order have on the company's short-term profit?
c.If Mason accepts the special order,what average price should Mason charge to make a $20,000 incremental profit?

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Mason has received a special order for 1,000 units of its product at a special price of $250.The product currently sells 18,000 units for $300 and has the following manufacturing costs:
  Assume that Mason has sufficient capacity to fill the order without harming normal production and sales and all fixed overhead is unavoidable.
a.If Mason accepts the order,what effect will the order have on the company's short-term profit?
For the next two questions,now assume that Mason has sufficient capacity to fill 500 units of the order without harming normal sales.
b.If Mason accepts the order and fills it completely,what effect will the order have on the company's short-term profit?
c.If Mason accepts the special order,what average price should Mason charge to make a $20,000 incremental profit?

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The Answer of Mason has received a special order for 1,000 units of its product at a special price of $250.The product currently sells 18,000 units for $300 and has the following manufacturing costs:
  Assume that Mason has sufficient capacity to fill the order without harming normal production and sales and all fixed overhead is unavoidable.
a.If Mason accepts the order,what effect will the order have on the company's short-term profit?
For the next two questions,now assume that Mason has sufficient capacity to fill 500 units of the order without harming normal sales.
b.If Mason accepts the order and fills it completely,what effect will the order have on the company's short-term profit?
c.If Mason accepts the special order,what average price should Mason charge to make a $20,000 incremental profit?

Mason Has Received a Special Order for 1,000 Units of Its