Flannery Company, a manufacturer of small appliances, had the following activities, allocated costs, and allocation bases: Activities Allocated Costs Allocation Base Account inquiry (hours) $ 75 comma 000 2 comma 700 hours Account billing (lines) $ 41 comma 000 17 comma 000 lines Account verification (accounts) $ 11 comma 000 29 comma 000 accounts Correspondence (letters) $ 10 comma 000 1 comma 400 letters The above activities are carried out at two of its regional offices. Activities Northeast Office Midwest Office Account inquiry (hours) 140 hours 250 hours Account billing (lines) 14 comma 000 lines 8 comma 000 lines Account verification (accounts) 1 comma 300 accounts 650 accounts Correspondence (letters) 40 letters 120 letters What is the cost per letter for the correspondence activity? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) A. $ 29.29B. $ 7.14C. $ 0.38D. $ 3.70

Magic realm, inc., has developed a new fantasy board game. the company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game. fixed expenses associated with the game total $182,000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor.required: 1-a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.1-b. compute the degree of operating leverage.2. management is confident that the company can sell 58,880 games next year (an increase of 12,880 games, or 28%, over last year). given this assumption: a. what is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year? b. what is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.)

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.

Beranek corp has $720,000 of assets, and it uses no debt--it is financed only with common equity. the new cfo wants to employ enough debt to raise the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. how much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio? a. $273,600b. $288,000c. $302,400d. $317,520e. $333,396