Amanufacturer produces hacksaw blades. recently, the manufacturer has decided to enhance its product line and offer band blades. two alternatives are being analyzed: purchase band blades overseas or produce them in-house. if the band blades are made in-house, the manufacturer will not be able to produce hacksaw blades, forgoing a $30,000 profit contribution. revenue from sale of band blades $180,000 outside purchase 170,000 direct material and labor 100,000 variable manufacturing overhead 50,000 avoidable fixed manufacturing overhead 10,000 calculate the incremental cost of making and purchasing band blades, respectively.

Answer the following questions with true or false and provide a brief explanation (2- 3 sentences) a) economies of scale in production give rise to multi-product firms. b) ace hardware corporation is an example of economies of scale in production.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

Serious question, which is preferred in a business? pp or poopoo?