A company makes 44,000 motors to be used in the production of its blender. The average cost per motor at this level of activity is: Direct materials $ 10.30 Direct labor $ 9.30 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 3.85 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 4.80 An outside supplier recently began producing a comparable motor that could be used in the blender. The price offered to the company for this motor is $26.35. There would be no other use for the production facilities and none of the fixed manufacturing overhead cost could be avoided. The annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company as a result of making the motors rather than buying them from the outside supplier would be:

R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u.s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.