Mm co. uses corrugated cardboard to ship its product to customers. management believes it has found a more efficientway to package its products and use less cardboard. this new approach will reduce shipping costs from $10.00 pershipment to $9.25 per shipment. lfthe company forecasts 1,200 shipments this year, what amount of total direct materialscosts would appear on the shipping department’s flexible budget? how much is this sustainability improvement predictedto save in direct materials costs forthis coming year?

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times