Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 16 13 Variable selling expenses 12 B Common fixed expenses 15 ll] Total cost per unit: $ 100 $ 63 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common xed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars_ 5' Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 95.000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy10,000 additional Alphas for a price of $80 per unit; however pursuing this opportunity will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 5,000 units. a. What is the financial advantage {disadvantage} of accepting the new customer's order? b. Based on your calculations above should the special order be accepted? Complete this qutlon by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req SB What Is the nancial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order\"? ::| Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $120 and $80, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 100,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha Beta Direct materials $ 30 $ 12 Direct labor 20 15 Variable manufacturing overhead 7 5 Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 16 18 Variable selling expenses 12 8 Common fixed expenses 15 10 Total cost per unit $ 100 $ 68 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 5. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 95,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a new customer who is willing to buy 10,000 additional Alphas for a price of $80 per unit; however pursuing this opportunity will decrease Alpha sales to regular customers by 5,000 units. a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the new customer's order? b. Based on your calculations above should the special order be accepted? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 5A Req 5B