Aircraft products, a manufacturer of aircraft landing gear, makes 1,000 units each year of a special valve used in assembling one of its products. the unit cost of producing this valve includes variable costs of $70 and fixed costs of $60. the valves could be purchased from an outside supplier at $77 each. if the valve were purchased from the outside supplier, 40% of the total fixed costs incurred in producing this valve could be eliminated. buying the valves from the outside supplier instead of making them would cause the company's operating income to: 2.85 points a. increase by $26,000. b. increase by $17,000. c. decrease by $9,000 d. decrease by $29,000

On january 1, jackson, inc.'s work-process inventory account showed a balance of $ 66,500. during the year, materials requisitioned for use in production amounted to $ 70,500, of which $ 67,700 represented direct materials. factory wages for the period were $ 210,000 of which $ 187,000 were for direct labor. manufacturing overhead is allocated on the basis of 60% of direct labor cost. actual overhead was $ 116,050. jobs costing $ 353,060 were completed during the year. the december 31 balance in work-process inventory is

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R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u. s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.