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Centric Sail Makers Manufacture Sails for Sailboats If a Special Sales Order Is Accepted for 5500 Sails

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Centric Sail Makers manufacture sails for sailboats.The company has the capacity to produce 37,000 sails per year and is currently producing and selling 25,000 sails per year.The following information relates to current production:
 Sale price per unit $185 Variable costs per unit:  Manufacturing $60 Marketing and administrative $10 Total fixed costs:  Manufacturing $675,000 Marketing and administrative $300,000\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Sale price per unit } & \$ 185 \\\hline \text { Variable costs per unit: } & \\\hline \text { Manufacturing } & \$ 60 \\\hline \text { Marketing and administrative } & \$ 10 \\\hline \text { Total fixed costs: } & \\\hline \text { Manufacturing } & \$ 675,000 \\\hline \text { Marketing and administrative } & \$ 300,000 \\\hline\end{array}
If a special sales order is accepted for 5500 sails at a price of $150 per unit and fixed costs remain unchanged,what is the change in operating profit? (Assume the special sales order will require variable manufacturing costs and variable marketing and administrative costs.)


A) Operating profit increases by $825,000.
B) Operating profit increases by $440,000.
C) Operating profit decreases by $825,000.
D) Operating profit decreases by $440,000.

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