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The Young Company Has Gathered the Following Information for a Unit

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The Young Company has gathered the following information for a unit of its most popular product:
 Direct materials $12 Direct labor 6 Overhead (40% variable)  10 Cost to marnufacture 28 Desired markup (50%)  14 Target selling price $42\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 12 \\\text { Direct labor } & 6 \\\text { Overhead (40\% variable) } &\underline{ 10} \\ \text { Cost to marnufacture } & 28 \\\text { Desired markup (50\%) } &\underline{ 14} \\ \text { Target selling price } &\underline{ \$ 42 }\\\end{array}
The above cost information is based on 10,000 units. A distributor has offered to buy 2,000 units at a price of $32 per unit.
- The distributor claims this special order would not disturb regular sales at $42. Special packaging and other selling expenses would be an additional $0.50 per unit for the special order. How many units of regular sales could be lost before this contract is not profitable?


A) 0 units
B) 950 units
C) 1,000 units
D) 2,000 units

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