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Item 9Lattimer Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Contribution margin income statement Per Unit Annual TotalSales (15,000 units) $ 12.00 $ 180,000Variable costs    Direct materials 1.50 22,500Direct labor 4.00 60,000Overhead 1.00 15,000Contribution margin 5.50 82,500Fixed costs    Fixed overhead 1.00 15,000Fixed selling and administrative expenses 1.40 21,000Income $ 3.10 $ 46,500A foreign company offers to buy 5,000 units at $7.50 per unit. In addition to variable costs, selling these units would add a $0.25 selling expense for export fees. Lattimer’s annual production capacity is 25,000 units. If Lattimer accepts this additional business, the special order will yield a:Multiple Choice$2,000 loss.$8,250 loss.$3,750 profit.$3,250 loss.$5,000 profit.

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Item 9Lattimer Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Contribution margin income statement Per Unit Annual TotalSales (15,000 units) 12.00 12.00 180,000Variable costs    Direct materials 1.50 22,500Direct labor 4.00 60,000Overhead 1.00 15,000Contribution margin 5.50 82,500Fixed costs    Fixed overhead 1.00 15,000Fixed selling and administrative expenses 1.40 21,000Income 3.10 3.10 46,500A foreign company offers to buy 5,000 units at 7.50perunit.Inadditiontovariablecosts,sellingtheseunitswouldadda7.50 per unit. In addition to variable costs, selling these units would add a 0.25 selling expense for export fees. Lattimer’s annual production capacity is 25,000 units. If Lattimer accepts this additional business, the special order will yield a:Multiple Choice2,000loss.2,000 loss.8,250 loss.3,750profit.3,750 profit.3,250 loss.$5,000 profit.

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To solve this problem, we need to calculate the total cost per unit for the special order and subtract it from the selling price offered by the foreign company.

  1. First, calculate the total variable cost per unit: Direct materials (1.50)+Directlabor(1.50) + Direct labor (4.00) + Overhead (1.00)=1.00) = 6.50 per unit.

  2. Add the additional selling expense for export fees: 6.50+6.50 + 0.25 = $6.75 per unit.

  3. Subtract the total cost per unit from the selling price offered by the foreign company: 7.507.50 - 6.75 = $0.75 profit per unit.

  4. Multiply the profit per unit by the number of units in the special order: 0.755,000units=0.75 * 5,000 units = 3,750 profit.

Therefore, if Lattimer accepts this additional business, the special order will yield a 3,750profit.So,thecorrectansweris"3,750 profit. So, the correct answer is "3,750 profit."

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