You are the it manager for the andrews company. a large shipment of new computers has just arrived. you notice that the inventory is short one computer. the invoice, however, clearly states that all the computers ordered were shipped. you suspect that one of your employees (bill) has something to do with the missing computer. which of the following actions would be most effective in dealing with the missing computer?

a. rule out other explanations such as an error by the computer distributor.
b. ask another employee who is close friend of bill’s to talk with him about the issue and to report back to you.
c. send a letter to the computer distributor to document in writing that there was a problem with the shipment.

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.