During april, a customer asks you to create an arrangement for an invalid friend who must stay at home for five more days. the invalid friend loves flowers, especially fragrant ones. the amount the customer is willing to spend on the arrangement for this dear friend is so high that you know you won't be limited in your choice of flowers. there are no limits given by the customer as to size or style, but the customer would like the arrangement to include blue-purple and yellow flowers to match the friend's décor. the customer would also like the arrangement to cheer the friend for at least the remaining five days that the friend has to stay at home. you begin planning the arrangement by making a list of form, filler, and line materials, keeping color and fragrance in mind. you check the seasonal availability and vase life of each item in your reference materials. which of the following might you choose as a form flower for this design task? a. statice in lavender b. narcissus in yellow c. gladiolus in yellow tones d. gypsophila in white

Milden company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. as an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. to have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas: cost cost formula cost of good sold $35 per unit sold advertising expense $210,000 per quarter sales commissions 6% of sales shipping expense ? administrative salaries $145,000 per quarter insurance expense $9,000 per quarter depreciation expense $76,000 per quarter management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow: quarter units sold shipping expense year 1: first 10,000 $ 119,000 second 16,000 $ 175,000 third 18,000 $ 190,000 fourth 15,000 $ 164,000 year 2: first 11,000 $ 130,000 second 17,000 $ 185,000 third 20,000 $ 210,000 fourth 13,000 $ 147,000 milden company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter. required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expe