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The following monthly financial data is for Tennis Company,a maker of tennis balls.Tennis makes 50,000 tennis balls each month.
 Per unit  Total mamthly data at 50,000 tennis balls  Sales reverue $2.00$100,000 Variable costs 0.3517,500 Contribution margin $1.65$82,500 Fixed costs 72,000 Profit $10,500\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Per unit } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total mamthly data at } \\50,000 \text { tennis balls }\end{array} \\\text { Sales reverue } & \$ 2.00 & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Variable costs } & \underline { 0.35 } & 17,500 \\\text { Contribution margin } & \underline { \$ 1.65 } & \$ 82,500 \\\text { Fixed costs } & & 72,000 \\\text { Profit } & & \$ 10,500\end{array}
Tennis received an offer from a tennis club to purchase 15,000 tennis balls at $1.50 per ball.Variable costs per pair will remain at $0.35.Any special orders will result in reduced sales to regular customers.However,fixed costs will not change as a result of the special order.Which of the following statements describes the best course of action for Tennis Company?


A) Reject the special order since profit will be $7,500 greater without the special order.
B) Accept the special order since fixed costs will not change.
C) Accept the special order since it will yield $1.15 per tennis ball in profit.
D) Reject the special order since the company will experience a total net loss as a result of the special order.
E) None of the answer choices is correct.

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