The following information for the past year for the blaine corporation has been provided: fixed costs: manufacturing $115,000 marketing 21,000 administrative 16,000 variable costs: manufacturing $114,000 marketing 23,000 administrative 34,000during the year, the company produced and sold 30,000 units of product at a selling price of $18.50 per unit. there was no beginning inventory of product at the beginning of the year. what is the contribution margin ratio for blaine corporation (round to 1 decimal)

An allergy products superstore buys 6000 of their most popular model of air filters each year. the price of the air filters is $18. the cost of ordering and receiving shipments is $12 per order. accounting estimates annual carrying costs are 20% of the price. the supplier lead time is 2 days. the store operates 240 days per year. each order is received from the supplier in a single delivery. there are no quantity discounts. what is the store’s minimum total annual cost of placing orders & carrying inventory?