Cane company manufactures two products called alpha and beta that sell for $205 and $164, respectively. each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. the company has the capacity to annually produce 127,000 units of each product. its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: alpha beta direct materials $ 40 $ 24 direct labor 37 30 variable manufacturing overhead 24 22 traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 32 35 variable selling expenses 29 25 common fixed expenses 32 27 total cost per unit $ 194 $ 163 the company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 9. assume that cane expects to produce and sell 97,000 alphas during the current year. a supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 97,000 alphas to cane for a price of $148 per unit. what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 97,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units?

This problem has been solved! see the answercompute and interpret altman's z-scoresfollowing is selected financial information for ebay, for its fiscal years 2005 and 2006.(in millions, except per share data) 2006 2005current assets $ 4,970.59 $ 3,183.24current liabilities 2,518.39 1,484.93total assets 13,494.01 11,788.99total liabilities 2,589.38 1,741.00shares outstanding 1,368.51 1,404.18retained earnings 4,538.35 2,819.64stock price per share 30.07 43.22sales 5,969.74 4,552.40earnings before interest and taxes 1,439.77 1,445.18compute and interpret altman z-scores for the company for both years. (do not round until your final answer; then round your answers to two decimal places.)2006 z-score = answer2005 z-score = answerwhich of the following best describes the company's likelihood to go bankrupt given the z-score in 2006 compared to 2007.the z-score in 2006 is half of the 2005 score. both z-scores are well above the score that represents a healthy company.the z-score in 2006 is double the 2005 score. the z-score has increased sharply, which suggests the company has greatly increased the risk of bankruptcy.the z-score in 2006 is half of the 2005 score. the z-score has decreased sharply, which suggests the company is in financial distress.the z-score in 2006 is double the 2005 score. the z-score has increased sharply, which suggests the company has greatly lowered the risk of bankruptcy.