Thad morgan, a motorcycle enthusiast, has been exploring the possibility of relaunching the western hombre brand of cycle that was popular in the 1930s. the retro-look cycle would be sold for $16,000 and at that price, thad estimates 500 units would be sold each year. the variable cost to produce and sell the cycles would be $11,200 per unit. the annual fixed cost would be $1,800,000.
a. what is the break-even in unit sales?
b. what is the margin of safety in dollars (omit the "$" sign in your response.)
c. what is the degree of operating leverage? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
thad is worried about the selling price. rumors are circulating that other retro brands of cycles may be revived. if so, the selling price for the western hombre would have to be reduced to $11,000 to compete effectively. in that event, thad would also reduce fixed expenses to $1,456,000 by reducing advertising expenses, but he still hopes to sell 600 units per year.
d. what would the net operating income be in this situation? (negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. omit the "$" sign in your response.)

What is the opportunity cost (in civilian output) of a defense buildup that raises military spending from 4.0 to 4.3 percent of an $18 trillion economy? instructions: enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number?

Jade international is a highly diversified global firm with headquarters in new jersey. it manufactures a variety of products ranging from home security systems to automotive components. jade's 100,000 employees work at facilities located in more than 60 countries around the world. jade frequently sends american managers overseas to manage the firm's foreign facilities. the hr department is considering the idea of redesigning jade's expatriate support services program.which of the following, if true, best supports jade's decision to provide assistance to trailing spouses in finding jobs overseas? a) jade puts great emphasis on promoting the role of women in global management.b) the majority of jade's expatriate managers have long-term international experience.c) jade has lost a significant chunk of its global cadre in the recent past owing to its failure to offer feasible options to address the dual-career couples dilemma.d) female managers at jade have reported discriminatory treatment while on overseas assignments.

Onsider the following subscription behavior information from genie, a web site that provides tools for constructing a family tree (ancestor search). subscriptions cost $9.99 per month, but you are charged for the entire year at the time of purchase. there is a one-year minimum term when you sign up for the service. once purchased, subscriptions are set to renew automatically unless the subscriber cancels them. when a membership renews, it renews for a one-year term and again you are charged for the entire year. there are no variable costs associated with providing this service to an individual customer, but genie does engage in customer relationship activities that they believe will increase customer retention. these customer relationship activities cost genie about $10 per year per customer. based on a sample of 1000 customers that joined genie five years ago, near the time when the company was founded, they were able to determine how many of those customers remained subscribers in the second year, third year etc. based on this information, genie calculated the average annual retention rate to be 20%. genie uses an annual discount rate of 8%. a. last year, genie spent $10,000 placing advertisements on google. genie management believes that these advertisements were responsible for about 300 new subscribers. would you recommend to genie management that they purchase more google ads? b. suppose a newly-introduced loyalty program increases the number of customers that remained to 30%. does this new data change your answer to 9.a? c. do you have any hesitations or concerns about making recommendations to management based on your above estimate of customer lifetime value?