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Markson Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Contribution margin income statement Per Unit Annual TotalSales (8,000 units) $ 20.00 $ 160,000Variable costs    Direct materials 4.25 34,000Direct labor 6.00 48,000Overhead 2.00 16,000Contribution margin 7.75 62,000Fixed costs    Fixed overhead 4.25 34,000Income $ 3.50 $ 28,000A foreign company offers to buy 2,000 units at $14 per unit. In addition to variable manufacturing and administrative costs, selling these units would increase fixed overhead by $1,600 for the purchase of special tools. Markson’s annual productive capacity is 12,000 units. If Markson accepts this additional business, its profits will:Multiple ChoiceDecrease by $5,100.Decrease by $5,650.Increase by $1,900.Decrease by $1,600.Increase by $3,500.

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Markson Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Contribution margin income statement Per Unit Annual TotalSales (8,000 units) 20.00 20.00 160,000Variable costs    Direct materials 4.25 34,000Direct labor 6.00 48,000Overhead 2.00 16,000Contribution margin 7.75 62,000Fixed costs    Fixed overhead 4.25 34,000Income 3.50 3.50 28,000A foreign company offers to buy 2,000 units at 14perunit.Inadditiontovariablemanufacturing andadministrativecosts,sellingtheseunitswouldincreasefixedoverheadby14 per unit. In addition to variable manufacturing and administrative costs, selling these units would increase fixed overhead by 1,600 for the purchase of special tools. Markson’s annual productive capacity is 12,000 units. If Markson accepts this additional business, its profits will:Multiple ChoiceDecrease by 5,100.Decreaseby5,100.Decrease by 5,650.Increase by 1,900.Decreaseby1,900.Decrease by 1,600.Increase by $3,500.

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To answer this question, we first need to calculate the contribution margin per unit for the foreign company's offer. The offer is for 14perunit,andthevariablecosts(directmaterials,directlabor,andoverhead)total14 per unit, and the variable costs (direct materials, direct labor, and overhead) total 12.25 per unit (4.25+4.25 + 6.00 + 2.00).So,thecontributionmarginperunitforthisofferis2.00). So, the contribution margin per unit for this offer is 14.00 - 12.25=12.25 = 1.75.

Next, we multiply this contribution margin by the number of units the foreign company wants to buy (2,000 units), which gives us a total contribution of $3,500.

However, we also need to account for the increase in fixed overhead costs. The question states that selling these units would increase fixed overhead by 1,600.So,wesubtractthisfromthetotalcontributiontogetthenetincreaseinprofits:1,600. So, we subtract this from the total contribution to get the net increase in profits: 3,500 - 1,600=1,600 = 1,900.

Therefore, if Markson accepts this additional business, its profits will increase by 1,900.So,thecorrectansweris"Increaseby1,900. So, the correct answer is "Increase by 1,900."

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