Elfalan Corporation produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at the company's normal activity level of 80,000 units per month is as follows: Per Unit Direct materials $ 22.50 Direct labor $ 7.50 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.70 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 19.00 Variable selling & administrative expense $ 2.70 Fixed selling & administrative expense $ 8.60 The normal selling price of the product is $67.80 per unit. An order has been received from an overseas customer for 3,000 units to be delivered this month at a special discounted price. This order would not change the total amount of the company's fixed costs. The variable selling and administrative expense would be $1.90 less per unit on this order than on normal sales. Direct labor is a variable cost in this company. What is the contribution margin per unit on normal sales? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) a. $7.20 per unit b. $33.40 per unit c. $5.80 per unit d. $7.70 per unit
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