The following income statement is for x company and its only two products - a and b:

total product a product b
sales $174,760 $85,650 $89,110
variable costs 96,836 51,390 45,446
contribution margin $77,924 $34,260 $43,664
fixed costs:
avoidable 71,970 24,600 47,370
unavoidable 31,500 5,270 26,230
profit $-25,546 $4,390 $-29,936
because product b is showing a loss, x company is considering dropping it and saving its avoidable fixed costs. if it drops product b, x company's new profits will be

Used cars usually have options: higher depreciation rate than new cars lower financing costs than new cars lower insurance premiums than new cars lower maintenance costs than new cars

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Sanibel autos inc. merged with its competitor vroom autos inc. this allowed sanibel autos to use its technological competencies along with vroom autos' marketing capabilities to capture a larger market share than what the two entities individually held. what type of integration does this scenario best illustrate? a. vertical b. technological c. horizontal d. perfect