Bramble Corp. produces three versions of baseball bats: wood, aluminum, and hard rubber. A condensed segmented income statement for a recent period follows: Wood Aluminum Hard Rubber Total
Sales $620000 $310000 $65000 $995000
Variable expenses 380000 250000 58000 688000
Contribution margin 240000 60000 7000 307000
Fixed expenses 75000 35000 22000 132000
Net income (loss) $165000 $25000 $(15000) $175000

Assume none Of the fixed expenses for the hard rubber line are avoidable. What Will be total net income if the line is dropped?
a. $168000
b. $50000
c. $190000
d. $250000

The framers of the us constitution created a system of government that established branches of government set forth the powers of such a branches and placed limits on those powers what are the benefits of such a system? are there any problems associated with such a system?

Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. during 2003, an auction house sold a sculpture at auction for a price of $10,211,500. unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 2000 at a price of $12,177,500. what was his annual rate of return on this sculpture? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i. e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?