You Are the General Manager of TU Modems Inc The Market Is Saturated with Modems,and Your Sales Department Has

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Essay

You are the general manager of TU Modems Inc.,and your accounting department has provided you with the following information about the total cost of producing three potential quantities of a commercial-grade modem:
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | r | } \hline & 100,000 \text { Units } & 150,000 U r i t s & 200,000 \text { Urits } \\\hline \text { Materials } & \$ 250,000 & \$ 375,000 & \$ 500,000 \\\hline \text { Depreciation } & 900,000 & 900,000 & 900,000 \\\hline \text { Labor } & 10,000 & 15,000 & 20,000 \\\hline \text { Total costs } & \$ 1,160,000 & \$ 1,290,000 & \$ 1,420,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The market is saturated with modems,and your sales department has been able to identify only one potential buyer of your modems.This customer has numerous options and as a result is only willing to pay $300 per modem for an order of 100,000 modems.You must decide whether to sign a contract under these terms or simply shut down your operations.What is your optimal decision?

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Definitions:

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Shared expectations or rules within a society or group about how members should act in specific situations.

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