(Solved by Humans)-Problem 13-23 Effect of order quantity on special order decision Ellis Quilting Company makes...

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Problem 13-23   Effect of order quantity on special order decision Ellis Quilting Company makes blankets that it markets through a variety of department stores. It makes the blankets in batches of 1,000 units. Ellis made 20,000 blankets during the prior accounting period. The cost of producing the blankets is summarized  here.   Materials cost ($25 per unit 3 20,000) $ 500,000 Labor cost ($22 per unit 3 20,000) 440,000 Manufacturing supplies ($2 3 20,000) 40,000 Batch-level costs (20 batches at $4,000 per batch) 80,000 Product-level costs 160,000 Facility-level costs     290,000 Total costs Cost per unit 5 $1,510,000 4 20,000 5 $75.50 $1,510,000     Required a.     Kent Motels has offered to buy a batch of 500 blankets for $56 each. Ellis’s normal selling price is $90 per unit. Based on the preceding quantitative data, should Ellis accept the special order? Support your answer with appropriate computations. b.     Would your answer to Requirement a change if Kent offered to buy a batch of 1,000 blan- kets for $56 per unit? Support your answer with appropriate computations. c.     Describe the qualitative factors that Ellis Quilting Company should consider before accept- ing a special order to sell blankets to Kent Motels.