Richards corporation uses the fifo method of process costing. the following information is available for october in its fabricating department: units: beginning inventory: 94,000 units, 80% complete as to materials and 25% complete as to conversion. units started and completed: 264,000. units completed and transferred out: 358,000. ending inventory: 37,000 units, 40% complete as to materials and 15% complete as to conversion. costs: costs in beginning work in process - direct materials: $37,200. costs in beginning work in process - conversion: $79,700. costs incurred in october - direct materials: $646,800. costs incurred in october - conversion: $919,300. calculate the equivalent units of conversion.

wilson's has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $35 a share. the firm also has a bond issue outstanding with a total face value of $250,000 which is selling for 102 percent of face value. the cost of equity is 11 percent while the preminustax cost of debt is 8 percent. the firm has a beta of 1.1 and a tax rate of 34 percent. what is wilson's weighted average cost of capital?

Which of the following statements concerning an organization's strategy is true? a. cost accountants formulate strategy in an organization since they have more inputs about costs. b. businesses usually follow one of two broad strategies: offering a quality product at a high price, or offering a unique product or service priced lower than the competition. c. a good strategy will always overcome poor implementation. d. strategy specifies how an organization matches its own capabilities with the opportunities in the marketplace to accomplish its objectives.

Your parents have accumulated a $170,000 nest egg. they have been planning to use this money to pay college costs to be incurred by you and your sister, courtney. however, courtney has decided to forgo college and start a nail salon. your parents are giving courtney $20,000 to her get started, and they have decided to take year-end vacations costing $8,000 per year for the next four years. use 8 percent as the appropriate interest rate throughout this problem. use appendix a and appendix d for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. how much money will your parents have at the end of four years to you with graduate school, which you will start then?