At Bargain Electronics, it costs $30 per unit ($20 variable and $10 fixed) to make an MP3 player at full capacity that normally sells for $45. A foreign wholesaler offers to buy 3,000 units at $25 each. Bargain Electronics will incur special shipping costs of $3 per unit. Assuming that Bargain Electronics has excess operating capacity, indicate the net income (loss) Bargain Electronics would realize by accepting the special order.

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Bargain Electronics would realize a net income of $6,000 by accepting the special order.

Explanation:

a) data and Calculations:

Production costs of MP3 Player:

Variable cost = $20

Fixed cost = $10

Total costs = $30

Selling price = $45

Special order from a foreign wholesaler = 3,000 units

Special order selling price = $25 per unit

Additional special shipping costs per unit = $3

Variable production costs =  $20

Total costs for the special order = $23 ($3 + $20)

Net income from special order = $6,000 ($2 * 3,000)

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henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. for his research, he needs the consumer price index for 2014 and the inflation rate. based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the cpi and inflation rate for 2014? assume that a consumer’s basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:

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answer - 15% of a inflatation rate is 15% less in cpi