Tobitzu TV produces wall mounts for flat panel television sets. The forecasted income statement for 2015 is as follows:

TOBITZU TV Budgeted Income Statement For the Year 2015

Sales ($49 per unit) $4,900,000
Cost of good sold ($32 per unit) (3,200,000)
Gross profit 1,700,000
Selling expenses ($4 per unit) (400,000)
Net income $1,300,000

Additional Information:
a. Of the production costs and selling expenses, $600,000 and $100,000, respectively, are fixed.
b. Tobitzu TV received a special order from a hospital supply company offering to buy 12,000 wall mounts for $30. If it accepts the order, there will be no additional selling expenses, and there is currently sufficient excess capacity to fill the order. The company's sales manager argues for rejecting the order because "we are not in the business of paying $32 to make a product to sell for $30."

Required:
Calculate the net benefit (cost) of accepting the special order.

For computing the net benefit or net cost for accepting the special order first we need to find out the variable cost of goods sold per unit which is shown below:

The variable cost of goods sold is

= total cost of goods sold - fixed production costs

= $3,200,000 - $600,000

= $2,600,000.

Now

Total units produced is

= Total revenue ÷ selling price per unit

= $4900000 ÷ 49

= 1,00,000 units.

So, variable cost of goods sold per unit is

= $2,600,000 ÷ 1,00,000

= $26 per unit.

Therefore the net benefit or cost arises is

= (Revenue generated from the special order) - (variable cost of goods sold)

= (12,000 × $30) - (12,000 × $26)

= $48,000 net benefit