Information from the records of Davies & Moore Corporation for December of the current year is as follows: Sales $1,353,000 Selling and administrative expenses 231,000 Direct materials used 290,400 Direct labor 330,000 Manufacturing overhead 520,000 Inventories Dec. 1 Dec. 31 Direct materials $39,600 $46,200 Work in process 82,500 92,400 Finished goods 75,900 62,700 The conversion costs are: a.$850,000. b.$1,081,000. c.$620,400. d.$775,500.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.