A local skating rink charges each person $5 to skate and another $3 for each skate rental. The rink has determined that on a daily basis, when 100 tickets are sold, the costs per skater are $.50 for variable costs and $1 for fixed overhead costs. The

rink has the capacity for up to 175 skaters per day. A local kid's day camp has asked the rink to allow up to 35 children to skate for $2.50 each on July 15. This price would include the cost of a skate rental. During July, the rink averages 100 skaters per day. Required: A. List two qualitative factors that should be considered by the rink before accepting the special order. B. What are the total relevant costs of accepting the special order? C. From a quantitative basis, should they accept the special order? By what amount will the rink's net income increase or decrease if they accept the special order?


A. The qualitative factors that should be considered include (1 ) whether or not there is excess capacity to accept the special order, and (2 ) whether customers paying full-price will become angry at the reduced ticket price the campers receive.

B. The relevant costs of accepting the order are the $.50 in variable costs per skater. If there are 35 skaters, total relevant costs are $17.50 ($.50 x 35).

C. Yes, they should accept the special order because the special order price of $2.50 is greater than the relevant costs of $.50 per skater. Net income would increase by $70 [35 x ($2.50 - $.50)].

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