Sales and costs for x company in 2018 were as follows: total per unit sales $152,220 $17.20 variable manufacturing costs 54,516 6.16 variable selling costs 23,984 2.71 fixed manufacturing costs 8,230 0.93 fixed selling costs 2,390 0.27 x company expects sales to increase from 8,850 units in 2018 to 9,750 units in 2019. it also expects direct labor costs per unit to decrease by $1.00 and fixed overhead costs to increase by $3,300. what is expected profit in 2019?

Make or buy eastside company incurs a total cost of $120,000 in producing 10,000 units of a component needed in the assembly of its major product. the component can be purchased from an outside supplier for $11 per unit. a related cost study indicates that the total cost of the component includes fixed costs equal to 50% of the variable costs involved. a. should eastside buy the component if it cannot otherwise use the released capacity? present your answer in the form of differential analysis. use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. cost from outside supplier $answer variable costs avoided by purchasing answer net advantage (disadvantage) to purchase alternative $answer b. what would be your answer to requirement (a) if the released capacity could be used in a project that would generate $50,000 of contribution margin? use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.