Cane company manufactures two products called alpha and beta that sell for $180 and $145, respectively. each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. the company has the capacity to annually produce 118,000 units of each product. the company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are deemed unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below: question 1. what is the company’s total amount of common fixed expenses? question 2. assume that cane expects to produce and sell 102,000 betas during the current year. one of cane’s sales representatives has found a new customer that is willing to buy 4,000 additional betas for a price of $60 per unit. if cane accepts the customer’s offer, how much will its profits increase or decrease?

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51

Contrast two economies that transitioned to capitalism and explain what factors affected the ease kf their transition as welas the “face” of capitalism that each has adopted