Aloha swimwear has received a special order for 3,250 bikinis at a selling price of $60 each. the regular selling price is $75 per suit. the product cost per suit is broken down as follows: direct labor, $8.50; direct materials, $15.75; variable overhead, $3.75; and fixed overhead, $5.25. aloha would incur $3,000 in sales commissions and shipping costs related to the special order. aloha already budgeted its production at 12,000 suits. if the company has excess capacity, what would be the incremental contribution of the special order to net income?

Azster inc. recorded sales revenue for the year that ended december 31, 2014 as $67,000. interest revenue of $5,300 and expenses of $14,000 were also recorded for the same period. what is aster’s net profit or loss?

Suppose that the firm cherryblossom has an orchard they are willing to sell today. the net annual returns to the orchard are expected to be $50,000 per year for the next 20 years. at the end of 20 years, it is expected the land will sell for $30,000. calculate the market value of the orchard if the market rate of return on comparable investments is 16%.

Tl & co. is following a related-linked diversification strategy, and soar inc. is following a related-constrained diversification strategy. how do the two firms differ from each other? a. soar inc. generates 70 percent of its revenues from its primary business, while tl & co. generates only 10 percent of its revenues from its primary business. b. soar inc. pursues a backward diversification strategy, while tl & co. pursues a forward diversification strategy. c. tl & co. will share fewer common competencies and resources between its various businesses when compared to soar inc. d. tl & co. pursues a differentiation strategy, and soar inc. pursues a cost-leadership strategy, to gain a competitive advantage.