Micro Enterprises has the capacity to produce 10,000 chips a month, and currently makes and sells 9,000 chips a month. Chips normally sell for $6 each, and cost an average of $5 to make, including fixed costs. The monthly fixed costs are $18,000. Coyote has offered to buy 1,500 chips (all or nothing) for $4 each. The accountant has determined that the excess production (beyond capacity) can be accommodated in the short term by incurring an incremental (fixed) cost of $800.
Should Coyote’s offer be accepted? Please show your work to receive full credit.
A. No, because it will lose $1 per unit
B. No, because the opportunity costs are less than the gains
C. Yes, because the contribution from the sale exceeds the incremental costs
D. Yes, because it makes $1 per unit in the short run
E. Unable to determine.