Spartan Corporation, a U

question 79

Essay

Spartan Corporation, a U.S. company, manufactures widgets for sale in the United States and Europe. All manufacturing activities take place in the United States. During the current year, Spartan sold 100,000 widgets to European customers at a price of $5 each. Each widget costs $2 to produce. All of Spartan's production assets are located in the United States. For each independent scenario, determine the source of the gross profit from sale of the widgets.
A. Spartan ships its widgets F.O.B., place of destination.
B. Spartan ships its widgets F.O.B., place of shipment.

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Definitions:

P Orbital

A type of atomic orbital that has a dumbbell shape and can accommodate up to two electrons, significant for its directional properties in bonding.

Shape

The external form or appearance of an object or a molecule determined by its spatial arrangement.

D Orbitals

A type of atomic orbital with a characteristic clover shape, involved in bonding in elements beyond the first twenty.

Shape

In chemistry, this often refers to the geometric arrangement of atoms in molecules or the spatial form of a molecule.