Your Assignment, Part I Imagine you have decided to start a business. This is your opportunity to select a
business endeavor that interests you and engage in the marketing process. Choose
wisely because you will work on building this business not only in this project, but
also in the projects for Units 3 and 4. You should answer all questions in a separate
document that you will hand in to your teacher.
First, think about the type of business you want to create. Will this business offer
mainly goods, services, or a combination of both? Here is a list of ideas to get you
started:
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• Restaurant or catering company
Company that sells specialty goods, such as sporting goods or electronic
devices
Service-oriented company, such as dog-walking, web design, or tutoring

Make or buy eastside company incurs a total cost of $120,000 in producing 10,000 units of a component needed in the assembly of its major product. the component can be purchased from an outside supplier for $11 per unit. a related cost study indicates that the total cost of the component includes fixed costs equal to 50% of the variable costs involved. a. should eastside buy the component if it cannot otherwise use the released capacity? present your answer in the form of differential analysis. use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. cost from outside supplier $answer variable costs avoided by purchasing answer net advantage (disadvantage) to purchase alternative $answer b. what would be your answer to requirement (a) if the released capacity could be used in a project that would generate $50,000 of contribution margin? use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.