Texts: A major health food chain has approached Iced plc to ask if the company would be willing to provide 8,000 ice creams in the forthcoming year at a price of 70p (£0.70) per ice cream. The company will only accept 8,000 drinks. Assume that the company has finalized production and sales plans for the year at a price of £0.95 and a volume of 55,000 ice creams.
Required:
e) Assess whether Iced Plc should accept this special order and calculate the company’s profit if the order is accepted.
f) Discuss other factors Iced Plc should consider before accepting special orders.