Answer:
Sales less variable production, variable selling, and variable administrative expenses. 
Explanation:
On a contribution margin income statement the variable administrative and variable selling are considered as variable cost and used to determinate the contribution margin.
Contribution margin = 
sales revenue - total variable cost
the fixed cost are listed below the contriution,
once subtracted from the contribution, the rest is the net income.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
1. B
2. E
Explanation:
1. Consumer or buyers use the extended decision making as it is that decision making which involves high level of the purchase involvement, extensive internal and the extensive information search with complex evaluation of the alternatives. In case of automobiles, buyers will choose the extended decision making as it is expensive, infrequently purchased products.
2. As there is involvement of high risk of financial loss in the future purchasing power, for people or consumer, the automobiles have the situational involvement, it is the short term state which directs towards the attaching relevance of a situation or person. In other words, it is an state where, it establish a level of involvement when a consumer or person think of a specific situation or object.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
core competency
Explanation:
A core competency is a concept in management theory introduced by C. K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel. It can be defined as "a harmonized combination of multiple resources and skills that distinguish a firm in the marketplace" and therefore are the foundation of companies' competitiveness.