Sondra needed . her insurance company's rapid growth was necessitating making some it changes, but what changes? should they modify the servers that they currently use or purchase an entirely new system? sondra was confused and needed in making the correct decision. sondra has determined that the speed of the system she settles on is twice as important as the capacity of the system. which stage of the decision-making process is she carrying out?

Salge inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. the variable overhead rate is $8.10 per direct labor-hour. the company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $74,730 per month, which includes depreciation of $20,670. all other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. the direct labor budget indicates that 5,300 direct labor-hours will be required in september. the company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. the predetermined overhead rate for september should be: