Coronado Industries produces three versions of baseball bats: wood, aluminum, and hard rubber. A condensed segmented income statement for a recent period follows: WoodAluminumHard RubberTotal Sales$600000$290000$65000$955000 Variable expenses37000023000058000658000 Contribution margin230000600007000297000 Fixed expenses750003500022000132000 Net income (loss) $155000 $ 25000 $(15000) $165000 Assume none of the fixed expenses for the hard rubber line are avoidable. What will be total net income if the line is dropped

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.

You decided to charge $100 for your new computer game, but people are not buying it. what could you do to encourage people to buy your game?