Glascro Company manufactures skis. The management accountant wants to calculate the fixed and variable costs associated with the leasing of machinery. Data for the past four months were collected as follows:

Month Lease cost Machine hours
April $15,000 800
May 10,000 600
June 12,000 770
July 16,000 1,000

Using the high-low method, calculate the variable rate for the lease cost.

a.$25
b.$15
c.$59
d.$65

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.

Fractional reserve banking which of the following statements about fractional reserve banking are correct? check all that apply. fractional reserve banking allows banks to create money through the lending process. fractional reserve banking does not allow banks to hold excess reserves. fractional reserve banking allows banks to create additional wealth by lending some reserves. fractional reserve banking relies on everyone not withdrawing their money at the same time.