The manufacturing overhead budget at Polich Corporation is based on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 8,800 direct labor-hours will be required in February. The variable overhead rate is $9.20 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $109,120 per month, which includes depreciation of $18,240. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The February cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead on the manufacturing overhead budget should be:

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.