Marvel parts, inc., manufactures auto accessories. one of the company�s products is a set of seat covers that can be adjusted to fit nearly any small car. the company has a standard cost system in use for all of its products. according to the standards that have been set for the seat covers, the factory should work 2,850 hours each month to produce 1,900 sets of covers. the standard costs associated with this level of production are:

total per set
of covers
direct materials $ 42,560 $ 22.40
direct labor $ 17,100 9.00
variable manufacturing overhead
(based on direct labor-hours) $ 6,840 3.60
$ 35.00

Even sole proprietors should have at least how many computers? 1 2 3 4

Acme foods wants to make its chips saltier, but it doesn't want to spend more than it has to on salt. a sample of consumers are asked to compare its current chip (saltiness = 100) with saltier versions and to say whether the new version is saltier. on average, sample consumers reliably say the new chip is saltier when its saltiness value is 108, but not when its saltiness value is below 108. assuming acme foods' sample consumers are representative of people in general, which of the following best represents the just noticeable difference for saltiness? a. 8% b. 108 c. 80% d. 100

Ivan, a russian fishermen, needs a permit so that he can commercially participate in ice fishing for yellow perch and then the consequent sales. garet is an undergraduate student who has to work at mcdonald\'s part time to pay his tuition loans. always looking on the bright side of things, he is that he can\'t make less than what he is earning, $7.25 an hour. d\'artagnan, a poor french noblemen, discovers a large cache of truffles in his backyard. however, the government caps the sale of truffles at $100 a pound, which frustrates d\'artagnan as he knows they are worth more than that. athos is an avid collector of swords, but as they are illegal to purchase, he goes by illicit means to obtain them. to out irish farmers, the government sets the minimum price of potatoes at $26 a bushel. in order to support domestic sales of textiles, the country of germany puts a cap on the amount of foreign textiles it imports.