Fuzz inc., a well-known soft drink manufacturing company, introduces a new drink into the market, to make up for the company's past losses and regain its position in the market. however, customers reportedly complain about an odd taste in the drink. to correct this, the company invests more effort in improving the product to suit customer needs. the new drink with an improved taste soon becomes popular in the market, fulfilling fuzz's goals. this scenario demonstrates the concept of: a. organizational efficiency b. object-oriented analysis. c. organizational effectiveness. d. objective budgeting

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6