Use the information below about sanders company to answer questions 1 through 4. sanders company has the following information for last year: selling price $190 per unit variable production costs $52 per unit produced variable selling and admin. expenses $18 per unit sold fixed production costs $240,000 fixed selling and admin. expenses $180,000 units produced 12,000 units sold 7,000 there were no beginning inventories. what is the value of ending inventory for sanders using the absorption costing method?

Leading guitar string producer wound up inc. has enjoyed a competitive advantage based on its proprietary coating that gives its strings a clearer sound and longer lifespan than uncoated strings. one of wound up's competitors, however, has recently developed a similar coating using less expensive ingredients, which allows it to charge a lower price than wound up for similar-quality strings. wound up's competitive advantage is in danger due to a. a lack of perceived value b. a lack of organization c. direct imitation and substitution d. resource immobility