Truckel, inc. currently manufactures a wicket as its main product. the costs per unit are as follows:
direct materials and direct labor $11
variable overhead 5
fixed overhead 8
total $24
saran company has contacted truckel with an offer to sell it 5,000 of the wickets for $18 each. if truckel makes the wickets, variable costs are $16 per unit. fixed costs are $8 per unit; however, $5 per unit is unavoidable. should truckel make or buy the wickets? select one:

Heather has been an active participant in a defined benefit plan for 19 years. during her last 6 years of employment, heather earned $42,000, $48,000, $56,000, $80,000, $89,000, and $108,000, respectively (representing her highest-income years). calculate heather’s maximum allowable benefits from her qualified plan (assume that there are fewer than 100 participants). assume that heather’s average compensation for her three highest years is $199,700. calculate her maximum allowable benefits.