Natural Milk Products refines raw milk into cream and liquid skim. Joint costs incurred during the month of April were $2,600,000. Cream requires further processing to be marketable and hence a further processing cost of $300,000 was incurred. Liquid skim also requires further processing to be marketable and hence a further processing cost of $100,000 was incurred. Cream was sold at $10 per gallon and liquid skim at $4.00 per gallon. During the month of April, 200,000 gallons of cream and 800,000 gallons of liquid skim were processed. What is the production cost per gallon of cream for the month of April using the NRV method

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?