Computer world, inc. manufactures computer parts and keyboards. the annual production and sales of computer parts is 1,000 units, while 1,200 keyboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct-labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. computer parts require 3 direct labor hours per unit, while keyboards require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,000. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activity-based costing system for its products. what is the predetermined overhead allocation rate using the traditional costing system?

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

How are interest rates calculated by financial institutions? financial institutions generally calculate interest as (1) interest or (.

Chang corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). its sales for the last year were $595,000, and its net income was $25,000. stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15.0%. what profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% roe, holding everything else constant? a. 9.45%b. 9.93%c. 10.42%d. 10.94%e. 11.49%