Olton Company makes three products in a single facility. Data concerning these products follow: Product A B C Selling price per unit $ 91.60 $ 78.20 $ 125.10 Direct materials $ 39.90 $ 43.60 $ 75.20 Direct labor $ 28.80 $ 13.90 $ 20.10 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 5.60 $ 4.60 $ 9.40 Variable selling cost per unit $ 8.70 $ 3.30 $ 5.80 Mixing minutes per unit 15.40 2.00 2.00 Monthly demand in units 3,000 1,000 2,000 The mixing machines are potentially the constraint in the production facility. A total of 14,000 minutes are available per month on these machines. Direct labor is a variable cost in this company. Required: a. How many minutes of mixi

Trade will take place: a. if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is less than the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. b. if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is greater than the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. c. only if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is equal to the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. d. none of the above.

Special order carson manufacturing, inc., sells a single product for $36 per unit. at an operating level of 8,000 units, variable costs are $18 per unit and fixed costs $10 per unit. carson has been offered a price of $20 per unit on a special order of 2,000 units by big mart discount stores, which would use its own brand name on the item. if carson accepts the order, material cost will be $3 less per unit than for regular production. however, special stamping equipment costing $4,000 would be needed to process the order; the equipment would then be discarded. assuming that volume remains within the relevant range, prepare an analysis of differential revenue and costs to determine whether carson should accept the special order. use a negative sign with answer to only indicate an income loss from special order; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.

Anational survey asked people, "how often do you eat out for dinner, instead of at home? " the frequencies were as follows.