Three activities are candidates for crashing on a project network for a large computer installation (all are, of course, critical). activity details are in the following table: activity normal time (days) crash time (days) normal cost total cost with crashing immediate predecessor(s) a 77 66 $ 4 , 500$4,500 $ 5 , 100$5,100 long dash— b 44 22 $ 1 , 200$1,200 $ 3 , 100$3,100 a c 1111 99 $ 4 , 000$4,000 $ 6 , 400$6,400 b activity that should be crashed first to reduce the project duration by 1 day is

Aborrower takes out a 30-year adjustable rate mortgage loan for $200,000 with monthly payments. the first two years of the loan have a "teaser" rate of 4%, after that, the rate can reset with a 5% annual payment cap. on the reset date, the composite rate is 6%. what would the year 3 monthly payment be?

Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? a. to decouple or separate parts of the production process b. to provide a stock of goods that will provide a selection for customers c. to take advantage of quantity discounts d. to minimize holding costs e. all of the above are functions of inventory.

Frost corporation incurred the following transactions during its first year of operations. (assume all transactions involve cash.) 1) acquired $1,900 of capital from the owners. 2) purchased $435 of direct raw materials. 3) used $290 of these direct raw materials in the production process. 4) paid production workers $490 cash. 5) paid $290 for manufacturing overhead (applied and actual overhead are the same). 6) started and completed 250 units of inventory. 7) sold 140 units at a price of $6 each. 8) paid $130 for selling and administrative expenses. the amount of raw material inventory on the balance sheet at the end of the accounting period would be: