the brand name for a chain of vegetarian restaurants. It has 28 restaurants, 16 of which are operated by franchisees. The Managing Director is pleased with its fast rate of growth at a time when many businesses are failing. She said: Having a well-motivated workforce is important to our success. new employees are given on-the-job training' plans to have 10 more restaurants in the next year. The Managing Director has to decide whether to sell additional franchises or open its own restaurants . (e) Do you think selling more franchises is the best way for Filltum to expand? Justify your answer

Make or buy eastside company incurs a total cost of $120,000 in producing 10,000 units of a component needed in the assembly of its major product. the component can be purchased from an outside supplier for $11 per unit. a related cost study indicates that the total cost of the component includes fixed costs equal to 50% of the variable costs involved. a. should eastside buy the component if it cannot otherwise use the released capacity? present your answer in the form of differential analysis. use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. cost from outside supplier $answer variable costs avoided by purchasing answer net advantage (disadvantage) to purchase alternative $answer b. what would be your answer to requirement (a) if the released capacity could be used in a project that would generate $50,000 of contribution margin? use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.