Manson Industries incurs unit costs of $6 ($4 variable and $2 fixed) in making an assembly part for its finished product. A supplier offers to make 13,500 of the assembly part at $5 per unit. If the offer is accepted, Manson will save all variable costs but no fixed costs. Required:
Prepare an analysis showing the total cost saving, if any, Manson will realize by buying the part.

Find the expected net profit of an insurance company on a health-insurance policy if: the probability of a $5000 claim is 20%; the probability of a $1000 claim is 60%; the probability of a $20,000 claim is 10%, and the probability of no claim is 10%. the company charges $4000 for this coverage. interpret your answer.

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Why has the free enterprise system been modified to include some government intervention?