Our company can produce a product that incurs the following costs per unit: direct materials, $10; direct labor, $24, and overhead, $16. an outside supplier has offered to sell the product to us for $45. if the company buys from the supplier, it will still incur 45% of its overhead cost. compute the net incremental cost or savings of buying.

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.