Cube Manufacturing usually produces its own parts for assembly. The following monthly data are available for one of the parts, Part A31: Manufacturing costs
Variable per unit $6
Fixed costs 15,000
Nonmanufacturing costs
Variable per unit 1
Fixed costs 9,000

Cube needs 2,000 units of Part A31 every month. An outside supplier offers to deliver that part for $11.50 each. By accepting the offer, Cube can save half of the fixed manufacturing costs and all variable costs, but the fixed nonmanufacturing costs are not affected.

Required:
a. Should Cube Manufacturing accept the offer and outsource Part A31?
b. If the facility used to produce Part A31 can be leased out to generate a monthly rental income of $3,000, what should Cube Manufacturing do? Why?

At present, the united states has an embargo against north korea because a. the two countries have extremely poor political relations. b. north korea will not adopt a capitalist government. c. north korean products are too difficult to use. d. north korea has an embargo on american products. e. products from north korea are in higher demand than american-made products.

Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. in this case, the country that produces jeans will produce million pairs per week, and the country that produces corn will produce million bushels per week.

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?