Mattress Wholesalers, Inc. is constantly trying to reduce inventory in its supply chain. Last year, cost of goods sold was $7.46 million and inventory was $1.51 million. This year, costs of goods sold is $8.59 million and inventory investment is $1.61 million. a) What was its weeks of supply last year? 10.53 weeks (round your response to two decimal places). b) What is its weeks of supply this year? 9.75 weeks (round your response to two decimal places). c) Is Mattress Wholesalers making progress in its inventory reduction effort? Since the number of weeks that cover the supply has decreased , Mattress Wholesalers is making progress in its inventory-reduction effort.

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Price and efficiency variances, journal entries. the schuyler corporation manufactures lamps. it has set up the following standards per finished unit for direct materials and direct manufacturing labor: direct materials: 10 lb. at $4.50 per lb. $45.00 direct manufacturing labor: 0.5 hour at $30 per hour 15.00 the number of finished units budgeted for january 2017 was 10,000; 9,850 units were actually produced. actual results in january 2017 were as follows: direct materials: 98,055 lb. used direct manufacturing labor: 4,900 hours $154,350 assume that there was no beginning inventory of either direct materials or finished units. during the month, materials purchased amounted to 100,000 lb., at a total cost of $465,000. input price variances are isolated upon purchase. input-efficiency variances are isolated at the time of usage. 1. compute the january 2017 price and efficiency variances of direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. 2. prepare journal entries to record the variances in requirement 1. 3. comment on the january 2017 price and efficiency variances of schuyler corporation. 4. why might schuyler calculate direct materials price variances and direct materials efficiency variances with reference to different points in time

The brs corporation makes collections on sales according to the following schedule: 30% in month of sale 66% in month following sale 4% in second month following sale the following sales have been budgeted: sales april $ 130,000 may $ 150,000 june $ 140,000 budgeted cash collections in june would be: