Ali is working with a company that makes custom-designed shoes for its customers. The customers have accepted the product concept, but Ali finds that his company is unable to proceed because of a lack of funds. His company has decided to obtain a low-cost loan from a government bank to boost the business. Which functional role of the government will help Ali’s company through this process? Ali’s company is being helped by the
role of the government.

Aaron corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 102 units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 4,900 units sold 4,260 units in ending inventory 640 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 20 direct labor $ 41 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative expense $ 4 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,200 fixed selling and administrative expense $ 2,900 the total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is: