Sharp Corporation produces 8,000 parts each year, which are used in the production of one of its products. The unit product cost of a part is $36, computed as follows: Variable production cost $ 16 Fixed production cost 20 Unit product cost $ 36 The parts can be purchased from an outside supplier for only $28 each. The space in which the parts are now produced would be idle and fixed production costs would be reduced by one-fourth. Based on these data, the financial advantage (disadvantage) of purchasing the parts from the outside supplier would be:

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Milden company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. as an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. to have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas: cost cost formula cost of good sold $35 per unit sold advertising expense $210,000 per quarter sales commissions 6% of sales shipping expense ? administrative salaries $145,000 per quarter insurance expense $9,000 per quarter depreciation expense $76,000 per quarter management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow: quarter units sold shipping expense year 1: first 10,000 $ 119,000 second 16,000 $ 175,000 third 18,000 $ 190,000 fourth 15,000 $ 164,000 year 2: first 11,000 $ 130,000 second 17,000 $ 185,000 third 20,000 $ 210,000 fourth 13,000 $ 147,000 milden company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter. required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expe

The goal of an economist who formulates new theories is to a. provide an interesting framework of analysis, whether or not the framework turns out to be of much use in understanding how the world works. b. provoke stimulating debate in scientific journals. c. contribute to an understanding of how the world works. d. demonstrate that economists, like other scientists, can formulate testable theories.