A company produces a single product. Variable production costs are $13.40 per unit and variable selling and administrative expenses are $4.40 per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead totals $50,000 and fixed selling and administration expenses total $54,000. Assuming a beginning inventory of zero, production of 5,400 units and sales of 4,300 units, the dollar value of the ending inventory under variable costing would be:. a. $14,740.
b. $24,640.
c. $19,580.
d. $9,900.

The face of a company is often that of the lowest paid employees who meet the customers. select one: true false

Which of the following best explains why online retail companies have an advantage over regular stores? a. their employees make less money because they mostly perform unskilled tasks. b. they are able to keep distribution costs low by negotiating deals with shipping companies. c. their transactions require expensive state-of-the-art technological devices. d. they have a larger number of potential customers because people anywhere can buy from them.

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no