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Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing Is Approached by a European Customer

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Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing is approached by a European customer to fulfill a one-time-only special order for a product similar to one offered to domestic customers.The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers:
 Direct materials $1,782 Direct labor 810 Variable manufacturing support 1,296 Fixed manufacturing support 2,808 Total manufacturing costs 6,696 Markup (50%) 3,348 Targeted æelling price $10,044\begin{array}{lr}\text { Direct materials } & \$ 1,782 \\\text { Direct labor } & 810 \\\text { Variable manufacturing support } & 1,296 \\\text { Fixed manufacturing support } & 2,808 \\\quad \text { Total manufacturing costs } & 6,696 \\\text { Markup (50\%) } & 3,348 \\\text { Targeted æelling price } & \$ 10,044\end{array} Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing has excess capacity.
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a.What is the full cost of the product per unit if the marketing costs is $3,000?
b.What is the contribution margin per unit?
c.Which costs are relevant for making the decision regarding this one-time-only special order? Why?
d.For Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing,what is the minimum acceptable price of this one-time-only special order?
e.For this one-time-only special order,should Parker and Spitzer Manufacturing consider a price of $5,400 per unit? Why or why not?

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