Jamieson Enterprises has presented the following information for the past year of operations MonthUnitsTotal Cost January 2,800 $ 9,200 February 3,500 $ 11,300 March 1,900 $ 6,500 April 2,700 $ 8,900 May 4,500 $ 14,300 June 5,300 $ 16,700 July 7,200 $ 22,400 August 5,100 $ 16,100 September 4,700 $ 14,900 October 3,900 $ 12,500 November 3,400 $ 11,000 December 2,400 $ 8,000 a. Using the high-low method, calculate the fixed cost per month and variable cost per unit. b. What would total costs be for a month with 8,200 units produced?

Acompany determined that the budgeted cost of producing a product is $30 per unit. on june 1, there were 80,000 units on hand, the sales department budgeted sales of 300,000 units in june, and the company desires to have 120,000 units on hand on june 30. the budgeted cost of goods sold for june would be

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration