The following income statement is provided for ramirez company in 2013: sales revenue (1,500 units × $19.00 per unit) $28,500 cost of goods sold (variable; 1,500 units × $7.00 per unit) (10,500) cost of goods sold (fixed) (3,000) gross margin 15,000 administrative salaries (5,000) depreciation (3,000) supplies (1,500 units × $1.00 per unit) net income $5,500 what amount was the company's contribution margin? (do not round intermediate calculations.)
a. $16,500
b. $5,500
c. $18,000
d. $15,000

Arriving and delivering a load of company executives for a business meeting at a destination far from home base requiring an overnight stay, a company’s pilot requested approval from the company finance office to pay to either have the company’s jet brought into the fbo's hangar overnight to protect it from a forecast snowfall or to have it de-iced by the fbo the following morning well-before scheduled departure. the company was under considerable financial pressure at the time, and the pilot’s requests were denied because of the cost. so, early the following morning, the pilot was up on the wing of the jet sweeping off an accumulation of snow and ice with a borrowed push broom in preparation for the scheduled departure with the executives, but slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken neck. the business was organized as a limited partnership, owned by 3 limited partners and one general partner. as a cost-saving measure, the company had dropped its workers’ compensation insurance before the accident. analyze the potential liability for the pilot’s injuries of each of the following, showing your reasoning clearly: the company the general partner the limited partners analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the business had been organized as a corporation and observed all of the formalities to legitimize its corporate status. analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the pilot had been covered by workers’ compensation insurance.

How does the plaintiff, mrs. wood, try to implicate the gun manufacturer ( who testifies, what do they say, what evidence is introduced)?

Afarmer is an example of what kind of producer?