What is the cost of materials available for use assuming the following data? Materials inventory, January 1 - $33,660; materials purchases - $148,800; direct labor - $120,000; work in process inventory, January 1 - $336,000; selling expense - $28,800; materials inventory, December 31 - $48,000; manufacturing overhead - $360,000; work in process inventory, December 31 - $288,000; transportation-in - $600.

Qwest airlines has implemented a program to recycle all plastic drink cups used on their aircraft. their goal is to generate $7 million by the end of the recycle program's five-year life. each recycled cup can be sold for $0.005 (1/2 cent). a. how many cups must be recycled annually to meet this goal? assume uniform annual plastic cup usage and a 0% interest rate. b. repeat part (a) when the annual interest rate is 12%. c. why is the answer to part (b) less than the answer to part (a)?