A company produces 300 microwave ovens per month, each of which includes one electrical circuit. The company currently manufactures the circuit in-house but is considering outsourcing the circuits at a contract cost of $34 each. Currently, the cost of producing circuits in-house includes variable costs of $28 per circuit and fixed costs of $6,000 per month. The controller says that they should outsource production of the circuit, if it reduces fixed cost more than $1,800 per month. Is this statement true or false?

What is the difference between a public and a private corporation?

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

What is the correct percentage of texas teachers charged with ethics violations each year?