Exercise 23-1 Make or buy LO P1 Gilberto Company currently manufactures 79,000 units per year of one of its crucial parts. Variable costs are $2.65 per unit, fixed costs related to making this part are $89,000 per year, and allocated fixed costs are $76,000 per year. Allocated fixed costs are unavoidable whether the company makes or buys the part. Gilberto is considering buying the part from a supplier for a quoted price of $3.85 per unit guaranteed for a three-year period. Calculate the total incremental cost of making 79,000 and buying 79,000 units. Should the company continue to manufacture the part, or should it buy the part from the outside supplier

Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?

Which of the following tends to result in a decrease in the selling price of houses in an area? a. an increase in the population of the city or town. b. an increase in the labor costs of construction. c. an increase in the income of new residents in the city or town. d. an increase in mortgage interest rates.

Goldman services hired a new clerk to keep custody of and maintain all the equipment in the equipment yard. the clerk has not yet been adequately trained on the maintenance needs of the equipment. which internal control procedure needs strengthening?