Henderson company manufactures electronics. the calculator division (an investment center) manufactures handheld calculators. the division can purchase the batteries used in the calculators from the battery division (another investment center) or from an outside vendor. the cost to purchase batteries from the outside vendor is $5. the transfer price to purchase from the battery division is s6. the battery division also sels to outside customers. the sales price $6·and the variable cost $3. the battery division has excess capacity. should the calculator division purchase from the battery division or the outside vendor? (a) the calculator division should purchase from the outside vendor as long as the transfer price is $5.00 or less because the banery divison has excess capacity(b) the calculator division should purchase from the battery division as long as the transfer price is $5.00 or less because the battery division has excess capacity (c) the calculator division should purchase from the battery division as long as the transfer price is s6.00 or less becase the battery dison has exess capacity(d) the calculator division should purchase from the outside vendor as long as the transfer price is $3.00 or more becase the aney been speng at capacity.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

answer; specific performance;

answer; blank(1); autonomous; blank(2) a wlan controller-based architecture;

answer; empowerment and collaboration;