Consider the following information attributed to the material management department Budgeted usage of materialsminushandling laborminushours 3 comma 900 Budgeted cost pools: Fixed costs $ 163 comma 800 Variable costs $ 128 comma 700 (3 comma 900 hours x $ 33 per hour) The company uses the singleminusrate method to allocate support costs to the Machining and Assembly Departments. Assuming that the actual hours tracked in the Machining and Assembly department are 420 for the month, what would be the allocation rate and how much cost would be allocated to the Machining and Assembly Department for the operations of the month? (Round final answers to the nearest dollar.) A. $ 33 an hour for a total of $ 31 comma 500 B. $ 75 an hour for a total of $ 31 comma 500 C. $ 696 an hour for a total of $ 75 D. $ 33 an hour for a total of $ 13 comma 860

Chip wilson has hired goldman sachs, an investment banking company, to assist him with a hostile takeover of lululemon. wilson's goal is to hire a new board of directors because he believes there is a need for a more long-term focus. goldman sachs is a proven firm at making a profit in every move that they make. if the hostile takeover does not pan out, what could be another motive for investors?

Minneapolis federal reserve bank economist edward prescott estimates the elasticity of the u.s. labor supply to be 3. given this elasticity, what would be the impact of funding the social security program with tax increases on the number of hours worked and on the amount of taxes collected to fund social security?

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."