Automatic transmissions, inc., has the following estimates for its new gear assembly project: price = $1,100 per unit; variable cost = $320 per unit; fixed costs = $4.83 million; quantity = 73,000 units. suppose the company believes all of its estimates are accurate only to within ±14 percent. what values should the company use for the four variables given here when it performs its best-case and worst-case scenario analysis?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

land, a building and equipment are acquired for a lump sum of $ 1,000,000. the market values of the land, building and equipment are $ 300,000, $ 800,000 and $ 300,000, respectively. what is the cost assigned to the equipment? (do not round any intermediary calculations, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

The uk economic climate is important for pod point. it is considering two options to reduce the impact of falling uk consumer incomes on sales: 1. focus on selling to foreign countries. or 2. cut costs of production. justify which one of these two options pod point should choose