Wheeler company can produce a product that incurs the following costs per unit: direct materials, $9.10; direct labor, $23.10, and overhead, $15.10. an outside supplier has offered to sell the product to wheeler for $42.56.

if wheeler buys from the supplier, it will still incur 40% of its overhead cost. compute the net incremental cost or savings of buying. select: a. $3.75 savings per unit. b. $3.75 cost per unit. c. $1.30 cost per unit. d. $4.32 cost per unit.$1.30 savings per unit.

Panera bread is a chain of cafes serving sandwiches, soups, and freshly baked breads. the company began in 1981 with stores primarily located along the east coast of the united states. since then, the firm has expanded to over 1,300 locations throughout the united states and canada. the firm has strong earnings and has been designated by business week as a "significant growth company." panera bread executives are considering the idea of expanding globally by opening cafes in asia through a franchising strategy. which of the following, if true, supports the argument that panera bread should expand into asia through franchising? a: the panera bread menu changes rapidly, and each cafe's artisan bread bakers receive regular training on new recipes. b: panera bread executives want fast access to the asian market without a significant investment of capital. c: panera bread executives want to test the asian market with a short-term commitment that allows them to make quick profits. d: the panera bread mission is to make excellent bread available to customers around the world.

The simple interest in a loan of $200 at 10 percent interest per year is

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?