In most states the documents that owners must file in order to form a corporation is referred to as the

The following account balances at the beginning of january were selected from the general ledger of fresh bagel manufacturing​ company: work in process inventory ​$0 raw materials inventory $ 29 comma 000 finished goods inventory $ 40 comma 900 additional​ data: 1. actual manufacturing overhead for january amounted to $ 62 comma 600. 2. total direct labor cost for january was $ 63 comma 600. 3. the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is based on direct labor cost. the budget for the year called for $ 255 comma 000 of direct labor cost and $ 382 comma 500 of manufacturing overhead costs. 4. the only job unfinished on january 31 was job no.​ 151, for which total direct labor charges were $ 5 comma 700 ​(1 comma 000 direct labor​ hours) and total direct material charges were $ 14 comma 400. 5. cost of direct materials placed in production during january totaled $ 123 comma 300. there were no indirect material requisitions during january. 6. january 31 balance in raw materials inventory was $ 35 comma 200. 7. finished goods inventory balance on january 31 was $ 35 comma 400. what is the cost of goods manufactured for​ january

According to management education expert ashok rao, companies can increase their profitability by through careful inventory management. a. 5% to 10% b. 10% to 25% c. 20% to 50% d. 75%

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51