Sheridan Company incurred the following costs for 54000 units: Variable costs $324000 Fixed costs 392000 Sheridan has received a special order from a foreign company for 2000 units. There is sufficient capacity to fill the order without jeopardizing regular sales. Filling the order will require spending an additional $2800 for shipping. If Sheridan wants to earn $4000 on the order, what should the unit price be? $9.40 $10.66 $8.00 $16.66

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Sheridan Company incurred the following costs for 54000 units:

Variable costs
$324000
Fixed costs
392000


Sheridan has received a special order from a foreign company for 2000 units. There is sufficient capacity to fill the order without jeopardizing regular sales. Filling the order will require spending an additional $2800 for shipping.

If Sheridan wants to earn $4000 on the order, what should the unit price be?

$9.40
$10.66
$8.00
$16.66
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