Master Mfg., Inc. contracted with Accur Computer Repair Corp. to maintain Master's computer system. Master's manufacturing process depends on its computer system operating properly at all times. A liquidated damages clause in the contract provided that Accur pay $1,000 to Master for each day that Accur was late responding to a service request. On January 12, Accur was notified that Master's computer system failed. Accur did not respond to Master's service request until January 15. If Master sues Accur under the liquidated damage provision of the contract, Master will:

a.
Lose, because Accur's breach was not material.

b.
Win, unless the liquidated damage provision is determined to be a penalty.

c.
Win, because under all circumstances liquidated damage provisions are enforceable.

d.
Lose, because liquidated damage provisions violate public policy.

David and darlene jasper have one child, sam, who is 6 years old (birthdate july 1, 2011). the jaspers reside at 4639 honeysuckle lane, los angeles, ca 90248. david's social security number is 577-11-3311, darlene's is 477-98-4731, and sam's is 589-22-1142. david's birthdate is may 29, 1984 and darlene's birthday is january 31, 1986. david and darlene's earnings and withholdings for 2017 are:

Sweeten company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of march and no beginning inventories. the company has two manufacturing departments--molding and fabrication. it started, completed, and sold only two jobs during march—job p and job q. the following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for jobs p and q (all data and questions relate to the month of march): molding fabrication total estimated total machine-hours used 2,500 1,500 4,000 estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead $ 10,000 $ 15,000 $ 25,000 estimated variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 1.40 $ 2.20 job p job q direct materials $ 13,000 $ 8,000 direct labor cost $ 21,000 $ 7,500 actual machine-hours used: molding 1,700 800 fabrication 600 900 total 2,300 1,700 sweeten company had no underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead costs during the month. required: for questions 1-8, assume that sweeten company uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate with machine-hours as the allocation base. for questions 9-15, assume that the company uses departmental predetermined overhead rates with machine-hours as the allocation base in both departments. 1. what was the company’s plantwide predetermined overhead rate? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) next

Alaska king crab fishing in the 1960s and '70s was a dangerous but rich fishery. boats from as far away as california and japan braved the treacherous gulf of alaska crossing to reach the abundant king crab beds in cook inlet and bristol bay. suddenly, in the early 1980s, the fishery crashed due to over fishing. all crabbing in those areas ended. to this day, there is no crabbing in bristol bay or cook inlet. a. how would an economist explain the decline of the alaska king crab fishery