Opunui Corporation has two manufacturing departments--Molding and Finishing. The company used the following data at the beginning of the year to calculate predetermined overhead rates: Molding Finishing Total
Estimated total machine-hours (MHs) 3,250 1,750 5,000
Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead cost $13,000 $4,400 $17,400
Estimated variable manufacturing overhead cost per machine-hour $3.00 $6.00

During the most recent month, the company started and completed two jobs--Job A and Job M. There were no beginning inventories. Data concerning those two jobs follow:

Job A Job M
Direct materials $16,800 $10,100
Direct labor cost 23,500 10,400
Molding machine- hours 2500 4000
Pinishing machine- hours 2500 1000

Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machinne-hours. The total manufacturing cost assigned to Job M is closest to:

Accounts receivable arising from sales to customers amounted to $40,000 and $55,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. income reported on the income statement for the year was $180,000. exclusive of the effect of other adjustments, the cash flows from operating activities to be reported on the statement of cash flows is

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."

The american dream includes home ownership. but in the last few years, it's gotten harder and harder to own a home. do you think home ownership is important to most americans today? why or why not?