Jobs, inc. has recently started the manufacture of tri-robo, a three-wheeled robot that can scan a home for fires and gas leaks and then transmit this information to a smartphone. the cost structure to manufacture 20,500 tri-robos is as follows. cost direct materials ($52 per robot) $1,066,000 direct labor ($38 per robot) 779,000 variable overhead ($7 per robot) 143,500 allocated fixed overhead ($29 per robot) 594,500 total $2,583,000 jobs is approached by tienh inc., which offers to make tri-robo for $116 per unit or $2,378,000.

Afamily wishes to save for future college expenses. which financial tool should the family invest in?

Afirm plans to begin production of a new small appliance. the manager must decide whether to purchase the motors for the appliance from a vendor at $10 each or to produce them in-house. either of two processes could be used for in-house production; process a would have an annual fixed cost of $200,000 and a variable cost of $7 per unit, and process b would have an annual fixed cost of $175,000 and a variable cost of $8 per unit. determine the range of annual volume for which each of the alternatives would be best. (round your first answer to the nearest whole number. include the indifference value itself in this answer.)

Sailcloth & more currently produces boat sails and is considering expanding its operations to include awnings for homes and travel trailers. the company owns land beside its current manufacturing facility that could be used for the expansion. the company bought this land 5 years ago at a cost of $319,000. at the time of purchase, the company paid $24,000 to level out the land so it would be suitable for future use. today, the land is valued at $295,000. the company has some unused equipment that it currently owns valued at $38,000. this equipment could be used for producing awnings if $12,000 is spent for equipment modifications. other equipment costing $490,000 will also be required. what is the amount of the initial cash flow for this expansion project?