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P&T Furniture Has a Capacity to Produce 40,000 Oak Shelves

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P&T Furniture has a capacity to produce 40,000 oak shelves per year and is currently selling 36,000 shelves for $32 each. Bates Hotel has approached P&T about buying 1,200 shelves for a new hotel it is building and is willing to pay $26 for each shelf. The shelves can be packaged in bulk, saving P&T $1.50 per shelf compared to the normal packaging cost. Normally, the shelves have a unit variable cost of $27. The annual fixed costs of $450,000 will be unaffected by the special order and it will not affect any of its other operations. What would be the impact on profits if P&T accepts this special order?


A) Profits will decrease by $6,000.
B) Profits will increase by $31,200.
C) Profits will increase by $600.
D) Profits will decrease by $1,200.

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