How serious were stephen richard’s actions? why? 2. if computer associates achieved the same financial results through gaap flexibility, would your answer to 1 change? 3. does it matter what your competitors are doing? 4. step back and consider management’s incentives and choices? what is the motivation for managing earnings? 5. richards describes how difficult it is to operate in the "gray." richard wanted more "framework." do you agree or disagree? do personal boundaries suffice? 6. suppose you were placed in stephen richard’s position and were under pressure to extend the fiscal quarter. how would you handle the situation differently? what would be expected consequences?

Carver company produces a product which sells for $30. variable manufacturing costs are $15 per unit. fixed manufacturing costs are $5 per unit based on the current level of activity, and fixed selling and administrative costs are $4 per unit. a selling commission of 10% of the selling price is paid on each unit sold. the contribution margin per unit is:

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Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $