LeMay Department Store uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory for its monthly financial statements. The following data pertain to one of its largest departments for the month of March 2021: Cost Retail Beginning inventory $ 46,000 $ 66,000 Purchases 213,000 406,000 Freight-in 15,558 Purchase returns 7,000 9,000 Net markups 6,400 Net markdowns 4,100 Normal breakage 9,000 Net sales 286,000 Employee discounts 2,400 Sales are recorded net of employee discounts. 2. Recompute the cost-to-retail percentage using the average cost method.

Aceramics manufacturer sold cups last year for $7.50 each. variable costs of manufacturing were $2.25 per unit. the company needed to sell 20,000 cups to break even. net income was $5,040. this year, the company expects the price per cup to be $9.00; variable manufacturing costs to increase 33.3%; and fixed costs to increase 10%. how many cups (rounded) does the company need to sell this year to break even?

Assume the government imposes a $2.25 tax on suppliers, which results in a shift of the supply curve from s1 to s2. the price the seller receives for the product after paying the tax is

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?