Marst Corporation's budgeted production in units and budgeted raw materials purchases over the next three months are given below: January February March Budgeted production (in units) 70,900 ? 84,500 Budgeted raw materials purchases (in pounds) 197,769 165,100 163,300 Three pounds of raw materials are required to produce one unit of product. The company wants raw materials on hand at the end of each month equal to 21% of the following month's production needs. The company is expected to have 44,667 pounds of raw materials on hand on January 1. Budgeted production for February should be:

What does the consumer price index measure? a. the change in prices of all goods and services over time b. the change in prices of specific goods and services over time c. the change in prices of final goods and services over time

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.

Which one of the following statements is correct? process costing systems use periodic inventory systems. process costing systems assign costs to departments or processes for a time period. companies that produce many different products or services are more likely to use process costing systems. production is continuous when a job-order costing is used to ensure that adequate quantities are on hand.