On October 31, the end of the first month of operations, Maryville Equipment Company prepared the following income statement, based on the variable costing concept:Maryville Equipment CompanyVariable Costing Income StatementFor the Month Ended October 31Sales (14,100 units) $648,600 Variable cost of goods sold: Variable cost of goods manufactured $286,200 Inventory, October 31 (1,800 units) (32,400) Total variable cost of goods sold (253,800) Manufacturing margin $394,800 Variable selling and administrative expenses (169,200) Contribution margin $225,600 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing costs $63,600 Fixed selling and administrative expenses 42,300 Total fixed costs (105,900) Operating income $119,700 Prepare an income statement under absorption costing. Round all final answers to whole dollars.

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

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