A customer has requested that Gamba Corporation fill a special order for 3,000 units of product Q41 for $30 a unit. While the product would be modified slightly for the special order, product Q41 normal unit product cost is $21.30:

Direct materials $5.40

Direct labor 6.00

Variable manufacturing overhead 2.50

Fixed manufacturing overhead 7.40

Unit product cost $21.30

Direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like modifications made to product Q41 that would increase the variable costs by $1.00 per unit and that would require an investment of $14,000 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order.

If the special order is accepted, the company's overall net operating income would increase (decrease) by:

Accept or reject a special order:
Most of the time, Manufacturers receive a special order offer from customers. There are a lot of things that should be considered before accepting customer's special order, and one of them are: if there is enough excess capacity to manufacture the special order and if the special order increases the Company's net operating profit.