At lunchtime, pete's chilly dogs sells hot dogs, chips, and soft drinks from five portable hot dog carts stationed on busy street corners. the depreciation cost on the carts is $1,000 per year for each cart. the company buys supplies (hot dogs, chips, cups, napkins) as needed. the 5 cart operators are each paid $8,000 per year plus 5% of sales revenue. relative to the number of hot dog carts, the depreciation cost is . mixed. b. strategic. c. fixed. d. variable.

Regarding competitive strategies, advertising is used in which strategy? a. global operations b. focused differentiation c. differentiation d. low-cost leadership

Precision dyes is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. the company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. ignore bonus depreciation. machine a has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. machine b costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine's eac as compared to the other machine's

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.