Waterways has a sales mix of sprinklers, valves, and controllers as follows. Annual expected sales:
Sale of sprinklers 424,212 units at $26.00
Sale of valves 1,364,856 units at $11.00
Sale of controllers 55,332 units at $43.00
Variable manufacturing cost per unit:
Sprinklers $14.00
Valves $8.00
Controllers $30.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost (total) $835,000
Variable selling and administrative expenses per unit:
Sprinklers $1.00
Valves $1.00
Controllers $3.00
Fixed selling and administrative expenses (total) $1,474,298
A) Determine the sales mix based on unit sales for each product.
B) Using the annual expected sales for these products, determine the weighted-average unit contribution margin for these three products.
C) Assuming the sales mix remains the same, what is the break-even point in units for these products?

Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

Which of the following best describes the advantage of living in a suburban area? a. suburbs give people access to city jobs along with more living space. b. suburbs give people easy access to cultural attractions and high-paying jobs. c. suburbs have the widest availability of low-cost housing of any living area. d. suburbs have the lowest population density of any living area.

Peter, the marketing manager of a company that manufactures church furniture, has been given the job of increasing corporate profits by five percent during the upcoming year. peter decided to give his assistant the full responsibility and authority for developing a mailing campaign to target churches in an entire state. in other words, peter has