Blair & rosen, inc. (b& r) is a brokerage firm that specializes in investment portfolios designed to meet the specific risk tolerances of its clients. a client who contacted b& r this past week has a maximum of $50,000 to invest. b& r’s investment advisor decides to recommend a portfolio consisting of two investment funds: an internet fund and a blue chip fund. the internet fund has a projected annual return of 12%, whereas the blue chip fund has a projected annual return of 9%.

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.