Ignite Products is a price−taker. The company produces large spools of electrical wire in a highly competitive​ market; thus, it uses target pricing. The current market price of the electric wire is $800 per unit. The company has $3,000,000 in average​ assets, and the desired profit is a return of 77​% on assets. Assume all products produced are sold. The company provides the following​ information:Sales volume 110,000 units per year Variable cosls $725 per unit Fixed costs $13,000,000 per year Currenty the cost structure is suchtha the coripany cannol achieve ils profit objective and must cut osls. I fixed costs cannot nearest cent reduced, how much ucti in variable cost per uril will be nccded to achieve the desired larget? A. reduction in variable oost per unit by 5100.00 B. reduction in variable oost per unit by $19.82 C. reduction in varlable cost per unit by $T25.00 D. reduction in variable cost per uri by $18.18

John novosel was employed by nationwide insurance company for fifteen years. novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the position of division claims manager. during novosel's fifteenth year of employment, nationwide circulated a memorandum requesting the participation of all employees in an effort to lobby the pennsylvania state legislature for the passage of a certain bill before the body. novosel, who had privately indicated his disagreement with nationwide's political views, refused to lend his support to the lobby, and his employment with nationwide was terminated. novosel brought two separate claims against nationwide, arguing, first, that his discharge for refusing to lobby the state legislature on behalf of nationwide constituted the tort of wrongful discharge in that it was arbitrary, malicious, and contrary to public policy. novosel also contended that nationwide breached an implied contract guaranteeing continued employment so long as his job performance was satisfactory. what decision as to each claim?

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)