All Seasons, Inc. ordered $5,000 worth of Christmas decorations from Santa, Inc. The shipment of decorations was to arrive no later than October 1, but did not arrive until December 1. All Seasons was able to purchase some of the unfulfilled order through other suppliers, but had to pay 15% more than the price under contract with Santa, Inc. As a result of the delay, All Seasons' sales were down 25%. All Seasons can recoverA. punitive damages. B. nominal damages. C. compensatory damages and consequential damages. D. compensatory damages, consequential damages, and punitive damages.

Midlands inc. had a bad year in 2016. for the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. the company’s income statement showed the following results from selling 79,000 units of product: net sales $1,580,000; total costs and expenses $1,968,000; and net loss $388,000. costs and expenses consisted of the following. total variable fixed cost of goods sold $1,300,000 $796,000 $504,000 selling expenses 520,000 94,000 426,000 administrative expenses 148,000 58,000 90,000 $1,968,000 $948,000 $1,020,000 management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2017. 1. increase unit selling price 25% with no change in costs and expenses. 2. change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $200,000 to total salaries of $43,000 plus a 5% commission on net sales. purchase new high-tech factory machinery that will change the proportion between variable and fixed cost of goods sold to 50: 50. (a) compute the break-even point in dollars for 2016. (round contribution margin ratio to 2 decimal places e.g. 0.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.) break-even point (b) compute the break-even point in dollars under each of the alternative courses of action for 2017. (round contribution margin ratio to 4 decimal places e.g. 0.2512 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.) 1. increase selling price 2. change compensation 3. purchase machinery which course of action do you recommend?