Sell or process further

great lakes boat company manufactures sailboat hulls at a cost of $4,200 per unit. the hulls are sold to boat yards for $5,200. the company is evaluating the desirability of adding masts, sails, and rigging to the hulls prior to sale at an additional cost of $1,900. the completed sailboats could then be sold for $6,500 each.

calculate the net benefit (cost) of processing the boat hulls into sail boats. assume sales volume will not be affected. use a negative sign with your answer, if appropriate.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position