Your firm is considering the purchase of a new office phone system. you can either pay (option 1) $32,000 now, or (option 2)$1,000 per month for 36 months. suppose your firm currently borrows at 6% per year compounding monthly. which option is best? suppose your firm currently borrows at 10% per year compounding monthly. which payment plan option is more attractive in this case? interest rate aside, what factors may force your firm into option 2.

Schonhardt corporation's relevant range of activity is 2,500 units to 5,500 units. when it produces and sells 4,000 units, its average costs per unit are as follows: averagecost per unitdirect materials $ 7.60direct labor $ 2.90variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.65fixed manufacturing overhead $ 2.90fixed selling expense $ 0.95fixed administrative expense $ 0.65sales commissions $ 0.75variable administrative expense $ 0.65if 4,500 units are produced, the total amount of fixed manufacturing cost incurred is closest to: multiple choicea $16,800b $11,400c $11,600d $15,400