Amanufacturing company has entered into a new contract with a major supplier of raw materials used in the manufacturing process. under the new arrangement, called vendor managed inventory, the supplier manages their raw material inventory inside the manufacturer's plant, and only bills the manufacturer when the manufacturer consumes the raw material. how is this likely to affect the manufacturer’s inventory turnover ratio?

Bridge building company estimates that it will incur $1,200,000 in overhead costs for the year. additionally, the company estimates 50,000 direct labor hours will be spent building custom walking bridges for the year at a total direct labor cost of $600,000. what is the predetermined overhead rate for bridge building company if direct labor costs are to be used as an allocation base?

Kendra knight took part in a friendly game of touch football. she had played before and was familiar with football. michael jewett was on her team. in the course of play, michael bumped into kendra and knocked her to the ground. he stepped on her hand, causing injury to a little finger that later required its amputation. she sued michael for damages. he defended on the ground that she had assumed the risk. kendra claimed that assumption of risk could not be raised as a defense because the state legislature had adopted the standard of comparative negligence. what happens if contributory negligence applies? what happens if the defense of comparative negligence applies?

Kcompany estimates that overhead costs for the next year will be $4,900,000 for indirect labor and $1,000,000 for factory utilities. the company uses direct labor hours as its overhead allocation base. if 100,000 direct labor hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate?