The following data is obtained from the general records in the shipping department at rapid parcel delivery company for august: • inspecting packages prior to placement on truck takes 1 minute per package.

• processing paperwork for each shipment (each truck loaded) takes 30 minutes.
• loading packages takes 1 minute of labor per package plus an additional 3 labor hours per truck
• miscellaneous tasks take 2 hours per truck.
• temporary employees to perform all of the above tasks can be hired for any amount of hours at a rate of $20 per hour during the summer (no benefits).
• one supervisor is needed for every 1,000 hours of temporary employee labor (rounded up).
• supervisors are paid a flat rate of $8,200 per month.
• supervisors divide their time evenly among inspecting, processing, and loading activities, and miscellaneous tasks.
• $2,000 per month general department overhead is allocated to miscellaneous tasks and $4,000 per month to loading, inspecting and processing activities. august will have 24 working days. rapid parcel expects to load 12 trucks per day during august. there are on average 100 packages per truck.

required: prepare a budget using the activity-based approach for the costs of inspecting, processing, loading, and miscellaneous the shipping department for august.

steering wheels are always situated on the left side of the car.

always drive on the right side of the road.

white lines separate lanes of traffic traveling the same direction.

hashed or broken lines means you may change lanes when it is safe.

solid white lines mean stay in your lane.

yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposing directions.

hashed or broken yellow lines mean you can carefully pass, paying attention to oncoming traffic.

never cross a solid yellow line (or double yellow line).

when turning left at an intersection, pass in front of any cars that are turning left from the opposing direction (do not try to pass behind them).

use the left lane to pass other cars traveling your direction.

do not pass in the right lane unless absolutely necessary.

if you are driving in the far left hand lane and someone would like to pass you, move over to the right lane when it is safe to do so and allow them to pass.

you must always yield to pedestrians.

come to a complete stop whenever you see pedestrians trying to cross the street.

never pass a school bus if it has flashing red lights. wait until the lights have stopped.

be aware of bicyclists. often they share the road with cars and are supposed to also follow general traffic laws.

be particularly careful about driving in cities with bike lanes -- always check before turning that a bike is not coming.

it is mandatory to pull over or stop at an intersection to allow an emergency vehicle to pass you if you see one traveling with lights flashing and/or a siren running.

do not overuse your car horn. horns are used almost exclusively for emergency situations or for when you feel unsafe.

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