Suppose a publishing company is deciding whether or not to print 50,000 additional copies of an economic textbook. the company should print the textbooks if: they can get a good deal on the paper used to print the additional textbooks. the cost of printing the additional textbooks is zero. the marginal benefit (additional revenue) from selling the extra books is greater than the marginal cost of printing the books. the marginal cost of printing the extra books is greater than the marginal benefit (additional revenue) of selling the books.

Allen's office department manufactures computer desks in its​ moosejaw, saskatchewan, plant. the company uses activity based costing to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs​ (direct labour and manufacturing​ overhead). its activities and related data​ follow: ​(click the icon to view the activity areas and related​ data.) requirements 1. compute the​ per-unit manufacturing product cost of standard desks and unpainted desks. 2. premanufacturing​ activities, such as product​ design, were assigned to the standard desks at $ 5 each and to the unpainted desks at $ 2 each. similar analyses were conducted of postmanufacturing​ activities, such as​ distribution, marketing, and customer service. the postmanufacturing costs were $ 31 per standard and $ 26 per unpainted desk. compute the full product costs per desk. 3. which product costs are reported in the external financial​ statements? which costs are used for management decision​ making? explain the difference. 4. what price should allen's managers set for standard desks to earn a $ 52 profit per​ desk?