Custom Shoes Co. has gathered the following information concerning one model of shoe: Variable manufacturing costs $40,000 Variable selling and administrative costs $20,000 Fixed manufacturing costs $160,000 Fixed selling and administrative costs $120,000 Investment $1,700,000 ROI 30% Planned production and sales 5,000 pairs What is the target selling price per pair of shoes? $170 $142 $114 $158

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.