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Sampsonnites, a Manufacturer of Travel Accessories, Has Excess Capacity The Traceable Fixed Administrative Cost Was Incurred at the Kingston

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Sampsonnites, a manufacturer of travel accessories, has excess capacity. The company's Kingston, Ontario plant has the following per-unit cost structure for Note No.12:  Variable manufacturing $50 Fixed manufacturing 25 Variable selling 6 Fixed selling 10 Traceable fixed administrative 5 Allocated administrative 2\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Variable manufacturing } & \$ 50 \\\hline \text { Fixed manufacturing } & 25 \\\hline \text { Variable selling } & 6 \\\hline \text { Fixed selling } & 10 \\\hline \text { Traceable fixed administrative } & 5 \\\hline \text { Allocated administrative } & 2 \\\hline\end{array} The traceable fixed administrative cost was incurred at the Kingston plant; in contrast, the allocated administrative cost represents a "fair share" of Sampsonnites' corporate overhead. The Kingston plant has been presented with a special order of 6,000 units of Note No.12 on which no selling cost will be incurred. The proper relevant cost in deciding whether to accept this special order would be:


A) $50.
B) $80.
C) $85.
D) $91.
E) $96.

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