Brees Inc., a company that produces and sells a single product, has provided its contribution format income statement for April.
Sales (6,200 units) $136,400
Variable expenses 80,600
Contribution margin 55,800
Fixed expenses 48,700
Net operating income $7,100
Required:
1. If the company sells 5,800 units, its total contribution margin should be closest to .
O $55,800
O $52,200
O $6,642
O $47,000

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.