The Blue Tide Company manufactures lightbulbs in a single process. The following information is available: Work in process inventory, Jan. 1 0 units Units started in production 14,000 units Units completed and transferred out 9,000 units Work in process inventory, Dec. 31 5,000 units Production costs: Direct materials $38,500 Direct labor $13,975 Manufacturing overhead $8,600 The units still in process are 90 percent complete with respect to direct materials and 40 percent complete with respect to conversion costs.

The uptowner just paid an annual dividend of $4.12. the company has a policy of increasing the dividend by 2.5 percent annually. you would like to purchase shares of stock in this firm but realize that you will not have the funds to do so for another four years. if you require a rate of return of 16.7 percent, how much will you be willing to pay per share when you can afford to make this investment?

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Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?