The service division of raney industries reported the following results for 2017. sales $532,400 variable costs 319,440 controllable fixed costs 87,300 average operating assets 623,500 management is considering the following independent courses of action in 2018 in order to maximize the return on investment for this division. 1. reduce average operating assets by $129,900, with no change in controllable margin. 2. increase sales $106,500, with no change in the contribution margin percentage.

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Afirm’s production function is represented by q(m,r) = 4m 3/4r1/3, where q denotes output, m raw materials, and r robots. the firm is currently using 6 units of raw materials and 12 robots. according to the mrts, in order to maintain its output level the firm would need to give up 2 robots if it adds 9 units of raw materials. (a) true (b) false

Garfield corporation is considering building a new plant in canada. it predicts sales at the new plant to be 50,000 units at $5.00/unit. below is a listing of estimated expenses. category total annual expenses % of annual expense that are fixed materials $50,000 10% labor $90,000 20% overhead $40,000 30% marketing/admin $20,000 50% a canadian firm was contracted to sell the product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. no u.s. home office expenses will be allocated to the new facility. the contribution margin ratio for garfield corporation is