Jackie's creamery sells fudge, caramels, and popcorn to consumers in the local community. the manager at the creamery sold 12 comma 000 units last year. popcorn outsold fudge by a ratio of 2 to 1. sales of caramels equaled sales of popcorn. total fixed costs for jackie's creamery are $ 14 comma 000. the managerial accountant reported the following information: product unit sales prices unit variable cost fudge $ 10.00 $ 5.00 caramels $ 4.00 $ 3.00 popcorn $ 7.00 $ 3.00 the sales mix percentage of caramel corn based upon units

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.

Garfield corporation is considering building a new plant in canada. it predicts sales at the new plant to be 50,000 units at $5.00/unit. below is a listing of estimated expenses. category total annual expenses % of annual expense that are fixed materials $50,000 10% labor $90,000 20% overhead $40,000 30% marketing/admin $20,000 50% a canadian firm was contracted to sell the product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. no u.s. home office expenses will be allocated to the new facility. the contribution margin ratio for garfield corporation is

Best burger is a major fast food chain. its managers are motivated to grow the firm in order to increase their market power and change the industry structure in their favor. which of the following strategies is most associated with their motive for growth? a. employing celebrity spokespeople b. implementing automated burger-making machinery c. purchasing competitors d. increasing executive salaries