House of pianos, inc., purchases pianos from a well-known manufacturer and sells them at the retail level. the pianos sell, on the average, for $3,300 each. the average cost of an piano from the manufacturer is $1,492. the costs that the company incurs in a typical month are presented below: costs cost formula selling: advertising $955 per month delivery of pianos $61 per piano sold sales salaries and $4,823 per month, plus 4% of sales utilities $633 per month depreciation of sales facilities $4,944 per month administrative: executive salaries $13,490 per month depreciation of office equipment $943 per month clerical $2,499 per month, plus $37 per piano sold insurance $719 per month during november, the company sold and delivered 60 pianos. required: 1. prepare a traditional income statement for september. 2. prepare a contribution format income statement for september. show costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down through contribution margin. 3. refer to the income statement you prepared in (2) above. why might it be misleading to show the fixed costs on a per unit basis?

The owners of backstreets italian restaurant are considering starting a delivery service forpizza and their other italian dishes in the small college town where they are located. theycan purchase a used delivery van and have it painted with their name and logo for $21,500.they can hire part-time drivers who will work in the evenings from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for$8 per hour. the drivers are mostly college students who study at the restaurant when theyare not making deliveries. during the day, there are so few deliveries that the regular employeescan handle them. the owners estimate that the van will last 5 years (365 days per year)before it has to be replaced and that each delivery will cost about $1.35 in gas and othermaintenance costs (including tires, oil, scheduled service, they also estimate that onaverage each delivery order will cost $15 for direct labor and ingredients to prepare andpackage, and will generate $34 in revenue.a. how many delivery orders must backstreets make each month in order for the service to break even? b. the owners believe that if they have approximately the break-even number of deliveries during the week, they will at least double that number on fridays, saturdays, and sundays. if that’s the case, how much profit will they make, at a minimum, from their delivery service each month (4 weeks per month)?

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Throne technical university is looking for three people to work in its plant-biology laboratory. the hiring manager is finding that the most suitable job candidates live in other countries and are not willing to move to the city where the university is located. which situation is the university facing? a. lack of flexible workforce b. surpluses in labor talent c. an appearance of quota systems d. deficits in minimum wage demands