Sharp Company produces 8,000 parts each year, which are used in the production of one of its products. The unit product cost of a part is $36, computed as follows: Variable production costs $16
Fixed production cost 20 (+)
Unit product cost $36 (=)
The parts can be purchased from an outside supplier for only $28 each. The space in which the parts are now produced would be idle and fixed production costs would be reduced by one-fourth. If the parts are purchased from the outside supplier, the annual impact on the company's operating income will be:
A .$24,000 increase
B. $24,000 decrease
C. $56,000 increase
D. $56,000 decrease

Tara incorporates her sole proprietorship, transferring it to newly formed black corporation. the assets transferred have an adjusted basis of $240,000 and a fair market value of $300,000. also transferred was $10,000 in liabilities, $1,000 of which was personal and the balance of $9,000 being business related. in return for these transfers, tara receives all of the stock in black corporation. a. black corporation has a basis of $241,000 in the property. b. black corporation has a basis of $240,000 in the property. c. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $241,000. d. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $249,000. e. none of the above.

Dakota products has a production budget as follows: may, 16,000 units; june, 19,000 units; and july, 24,000 units. each unit requires 3 pounds of raw material and 2 direct labor hours. dakota desires to keep an inventory of 10% of the next month’s requirements on hand. on may, 1 there were 4,800 pounds of raw material in inventory. direct labor hours required in may would be:

Zeta corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. the standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. during the month of january, the company purchased 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. what is zeta corporation's materials price variance for the month of january?