The Robinson-Patman Act prohibits some forms of price discrimination while allowing others. Apply the Robinson-Patman Act to the following two scenarios and explain whether the company would or would not be in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act. a. Jackson Motors, Inc. normally sells its electric motors to all buyers for $100. However, a competitor offered to sell similar motors to one of Jackson Motors' biggest customers for only $80 so Jackson Motors offered that customer—but not its other customers—a $80 selling price.
b. Consolidated Motors Corp. agreed to lower its price per container for Higgins, one of its best customers, when Higgins agreed to purchase 1000 containers to be delivered in 4 shipments over the next year. The price was 30% lower than that offered to Consolidated’s other customers for similar contracts.

Which of the following pairs is most similar to each other?

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

The card shoppe needs to maintain 21 percent of its sales in net working capital. currently, the store is considering a four-year project that will increase sales from its current level of $349,000 to $408,000 the first year and to $414,000 a year for the following three years of the project. what amount should be included in the project analysis for net working capital in year 4 of the project?