Condelezza Co. manufactures two products, A and B, in two production departments, Assembly and Finishing. Condelezza Co. expects to produce 10,000 units of Product A and 20,000 units of Product B in the coming year. Budgeted factory overhead costs for the coming year are: Assembly $310,000
Finishing 240,000
Total $550,000

The machine hours expected to be used in the coming year are as follows:

Assembly Dept. Finishing Dept.
Product A 15,100 9,000
Product B 4,900 11,000
Total 20,000 20,000

Required:
a. Compute the plantwide factory overhead rate.
b. Compute the production department factory overhead rates.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

John's pizzeria and equilibrium john is selling his pizza for $6 per slice in an area of high demand. however, customers are not buying his pizza. using what you learned about the principles of equilibrium, write three to four sentences about how john could solve his problem.

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