Mayflower Corp manufactures and sells medals for winners of athletic events. The company normally charges $33 per

medal. The average costs for a medal is shown below.

Direct materials:                         $12

Direct labor:                                   8

Variable manufacturing overhead:   6

Variable marketing expenses:          2

Fixed manufacturing overhead:    10 ($500,000 fixed manufacturing overhead/50,000 medals)

Total costs:                 $38

Mayflower Corp has enough idle capacity to accept a one-time only special order for 5,000 medals at $25 per medal. Hampton Company will not incur any variable marketing expenses for this order and no additional fixed costs.

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Should Mayflower Corp accept this special order? Please state your decision and provide numerical support for your decision.

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