Perteet Corporation's relevant range of activity is 3,000 units to 7,000 units. When it produces and sells 5,000 units, its average costs per unit are as follows: Average Cost per Unit Direct materials$6.70 Direct labor$3.25 Variable manufacturing overhead$1.60 Fixed manufacturing overhead$3.00 Fixed selling expense$0.70 Fixed administrative expense$0.40 Sales commissions$0.50 Variable administrative expense$0.55 If 4,000 units are produced, the total amount of manufacturing overhead cost is closest to

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.