Alana company manufactures books. manufacturing a book takes 10 units of a1 and 1 unit of a2. scheduled production of books for the next two months is 1,000 and 1,200 units, respectively. beginning inventory is 4,000 units of a1 and 30 units of a2. the ending inventory of a1 is planned to decrease 500 units in each of the next two months, and the a2 inventory is expected to increase 5 units in each of the next two months. how many units of a1 does alana company expect to use in production during the second month

Panera bread is a chain of cafes serving sandwiches, soups, and freshly baked breads. the company began in 1981 with stores primarily located along the east coast of the united states. since then, the firm has expanded to over 1,300 locations throughout the united states and canada. the firm has strong earnings and has been designated by business week as a "significant growth company." panera bread executives are considering the idea of expanding globally by opening cafes in asia through a franchising strategy. which of the following, if true, supports the argument that panera bread should expand into asia through franchising? a: the panera bread menu changes rapidly, and each cafe's artisan bread bakers receive regular training on new recipes. b: panera bread executives want fast access to the asian market without a significant investment of capital. c: panera bread executives want to test the asian market with a short-term commitment that allows them to make quick profits. d: the panera bread mission is to make excellent bread available to customers around the world.

Clonex labs, inc., uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. the following data are available for one department for october: percent completed units materials conversion work in process, october 1 53,000 90 % 65 % work in process, october 31 29,000 74 % 52 % the department started 381,000 units into production during the month and transferred 405,000 completed units to the next department. required: compute the equivalent units of production for october.

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