Recent balance sheet information for two companies in the food industry, Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ), and The Hershey Company (HSY), is as follows (in thousands): Mondelez Hershey Net property, plant, and equipment $8,229,000 $2,177,248 Current liabilities 14,417,000 1,909,443 Long-term debt 13,217,000 2,347,455 Other long-term liabilities 8,689,000 439,748 Stockholders' equity 25,215,000 827,687 a. Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity for both companies. Round to one decimal place. Mondelez fill in the blank 1 Hershey fill in the blank 2 b. Determine the ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities for both companies. Round to one decimal place. Mondelez fill in the blank 3 Hershey fill in the blank 4 c. Although uses more debt, it has creditor prote

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.