Solomon Corporation makes and sells state-of-the-art electronics products. One of its segments produces The Math Machine, an inexpensive calculator. The company's chief accountant recently prepared the following income statement showing annual revenues and expenses associated with the segment's operating activities. The relevant range for the production and sale of the calculators is between 32,000 and 72,000 units per year. Revenue (34,000 units $9.00) $306,000 Unit-level variable costs Materials cost (34,000 $2.00) (68,000) Labor cost (34,000 $1.00) (34,000) Manufacturing overhead (34,000 x $0.20) (6,800) Shipping and handling (34,000 $0.28) Sales commissions (34,000 $1.00) Contribution margin (9,520) (34,000) 153,680 Salary of production supervisor Fixed expenses Advertising costs. Allocated company-wide facility-level expenses Net loss (29,000) (66,000) (83,000) $(24,320) Required a. A large discount store has approached the owner of Solomon about buying 7,000 calculators. It would replace The Math Machine's label with its own logo to avoid affecting Solomon's existing customers. Because the offer was made directly to the owner, no sales commissions on the transaction would be involved, but the discount store is willing to pay only $5.60 per calculator. Calculate the contribution margin from the special order. Based on quantitative factors alone, should Solomon accept the special order? b-1. Solomon has an opportunity to buy the 34,000 calculators it currently makes from a reliable competing manufacturer for $4.80 each. The product meets Solomon's quality standards. Solomon could continue to use its own logo, advertising program, and sales force to distribute the products. Calculate the total cost for Solomon to make and buy the 34,000 calculators. b-2. Should Solomon buy the calculators or continue to make them? b-3. Should Solomon buy the calculators or continue to make them, if the volume of sales were increased to 72,000 units? c. Because the calculator division is currently operating at a loss, should it be eliminated from the company's operations? Specifically, by what amount would the segment's elimination increase or decrease profitability? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B1 Required B21 Required B3 Required C Should Solomon buy the calculators or continue to make them, if the volume of sales were increased to 72,000 units? Should Solomon buy the calculators or continue to make? < Required B2 Required C > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B1 Required B2 Required B3 Required C Because the calculator division is currently operating at a loss, should it be eliminated from the company's operations? Specifically, by what amount would the segment's elimination increase or decrease profitability? (Negative amounts should be Indicated by a minus sign.) Contribution to profit (loss) Should it be eliminated from the company's operations? < Required B3 Required C>