Merrimac Manufacturing has always purchased a certain component part from a supplier on the East Coast for $40 per part. The supplier is reliable and has maintained the same price structure for years. Recent improvements in operations and reduced product demand have cleared up some capacity in Merrimac’s own plant for producing component parts. The particular part in question can be produced internally by Merrimac at $25 per part, with an annual fixed investment of $30,000.a) Over what range (quantity) of product would each of the two options be the preferred one?b) As an alternative, a new supplier located nearby is offering to produce parts on the following cost schedule. For the first 100 parts, the cost is $52 per part. For each part in excess of 100, the cost per unit drops to $35 per part. Considering just the two suppliers, over what range (quantity) of product would each supplier be the preferred one?

Savvy sightseeing had beginning equity of $90,000; revenues of $144,000, expenses of $83,000, and dividends to stockholders of $10,800. there were no stockholder investments during the year. calculate ending equity.

Captain john's yachts, inc., located in fort lauderdale, florida, rents three types of ocean-going boats: sailboats, cabin cruisers, and captain john's favorite, the luxury yachts. captain john advertises his boats with his famous "you rent"we pilot" slogan, which means that the company supplies the captain and crew for each rented boat. each rented boat has one captain, of course, but the crew sizes (deck hands, galley hands, etc.) differ. the crew requirements, in addition to a captain, are one for sailboats, two for cabin cruisers, and three for yachts. ten employees are captains, and an additional 18 employees fill the various crew positions. currently, captain john has rental requests for all his boats: four sailboats, eight cabin cruisers, and three luxury yachts. if captain john's daily profit contribution is $50 for sailboats, $70 for cruisers, and $100 for luxury yachts, how many boats of each type should he rent?

What are six resources for you decide which type of business to start and how to start it?