davidson company has sales of $100,000, variable cost of goods sold of $40,000, variable selling expenses of $15,000, variable administrative expenses of $5,000, fixed selling expenses of $7,000, and fixed administrative expenses of $9,000. what is davidson’s contribution margin?

Alex is the r& d manager with digital copier inc. the company is having a problem with one of its most popular copiers jamming. the vice president of marketing told alex that "we need to quickly discover how to turn this problem into a desirable situation. you need to determine the underlying cause of the problem and perhaps even make improvements to the copier." when alex analyzes the underlying causes of the paper-jam problem, which function is he performing? a. synergy b. diagnosis c. analytics d. feasibility e. mbo