Granite company purchased a machine costing $128,000, terms 3/10, n/30. the machine was shipped fob shipping point and freight charges were $2,800. the machine requires special mounting and wiring connections costing $10,800. when installing the machine, $2,300 in damages occurred. compute the cost recorded for this machine assuming granite paid within the discount period.

Phoenix guitars is interested in pursuing backward integration to take greater ownership of the extraction of raw materials and production of components used in its signature line of guitars. although this approach would lower the overall cost of producing a guitar, the costs associated with producing electronic pickupsfor sound amplification are far greater than those associated with sourcing pickups from a reliable supplier. which of the following approaches is likely to produce superior results? a) invest in vertical integration despite the cost of producing pickups.b) abandon the idea of vertical integration entirely.c) pursue taper integration.d) introduce a budget line of guitars to diversify the firm's offerings.