Acondensed income statement by product line for celestial beverage inc. indicated the following for star cola for the past year: sales $390,000 cost of goods sold 184,000 gross profit $206,000 operating expenses 255,000 loss from operations $ (49,000) it is estimated that 20% of the cost of goods sold represents fixed factory overhead costs and that 30% of the operating expenses are fixed. because star cola is only one of many products, the fixed costs will not be materially affected if the product is discontinued.
required:
a. prepare a differential analysis, dated january 21 to determine whether star cola should be continued (alternative 1) or discontinued (alternative 2). refer to the lists of labels and amount descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. for those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. if there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". a colon (: ) will automatically appear if required.
b. should star cola be retained? explain.

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

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1. the sum of all activities involved in getting high-quality products into the marketplace

2.operations

3. the principle of looking at the supply chain as a whole in order to improve the overall flow through the system.

4. produced; performed

5. activities producing tangible products, such as radios, newspapers, buses, and textbooks.

6. activities producing intangible and tangible products, such as entertainment, transportation, and education.

7.   customer focus

8. analyzing a competitor's products to identify desirable improvements

9. the systematic direction and control of the processes that transform resources into finished projects that create value for and provide benefits to consumers.

10. operation management.

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