Kent Manufacturing produces a product that sells for $57.00 and has variable costs of $34.00 per unit. Fixed costs are $253,000. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $24,200 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $5.00 per unit. Compute the contribution margin per unit if the machine is purchased.

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.