Under dual-cost allocation, fixed costs are allocated on the basis of a user department's: long-run usage of a service department's output. long-run usage and short-run usage of a service department's output. either long-run usage or short-run usage of a service department's output. neither long-run usage nor short-run usage of a service department's output. short-run usage of a service department's output.

What should a food worker use to retrieve ice from an ice machine?

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.