1) Robolane Incorporated manufactures and distributes small robotic toys. Because most of its orders are via telephone or fax, numerous orders have to be reworked. The average cost of the reworked orders is $12.45: $5 for labor, $5.15 for more materials, and $2.30 for overhead. This ratio of costs holds for the average original order. On a recent day, the shop reworked 80 orders out of 800. The original cost of the 80 orders totaled $2,000. The average cost of all orders is $26.245, including rework, with an average selling price of $35. Required: Prepare the necessary journal entry to record the rework for the day if the shop charges such activities to Robo Department Overhead Control. Prepare journal entries to record all relevant rework charges as well as to transfer the reworked items finished goods to Finished Goods Inventory.

Dollywood corporation accumulates the following data concerning a mixed cost, using miles as the activity level. miles driven total cost january 10,000 $16,500 february 8,000 $14,500 march 9,000 $12,500 april 7,000 $12,000 compute the variable and fixed cost elements using the high-low method

The hawthorne works was a large western electric factory with 45,000 employees. during the 1920s and 1930s, hawthorne works was the site of some well-known industrial studies. in one of the studies, researchers investigated the impact of different working conditions on worker productivity. prior to the start of the study, researchers secretly measured workers' productivity for several weeks. then researchers chose two workers, who then chose their own teams. the teams were separated from the general workforce and completed their work in different experiment rooms where the researchers could observe them more easily. over a 5-year period researchers manipulated the structure of the workday for each team (number and duration of breaks and number of hours per shift). for each of these changes in working conditions, the researchers measured the effect on productivity. for some conditions, such as frequent short breaks, workers rebelled by intentionally decreasing productivity.why did the researchers secretly measure the workers' productivity before creating the two treatment groups? a, to create similar treatment groups so that a cause-and-effect relationship could be establishedb, to draw conclusions about the productivity of all workers in the plant based on the test groupsc, to directly control for confounding variablesd, to provide a baseline for measuring worker productivity

Franklin painting company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs $4,800. the machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by $720 per year. the effective life of the machine is 15 years according to the manufacturer’s estimate. required determine the unadjusted rate of return based on the average cost of the investment.