The operating income calculated using variable costing and absorption costing amounted to $9,300 and $11,400, respectively. There were no beginning inventories. Determine the total fixed manufacturing overhead that will be expensed under variable costing for the year 2016.

Your grandmother told you a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to. she says the purchasing power of a dollar is much lesser than it used to be. explain what she means. try and use and explain terms like inflation and deflation in your answer.

How should the environmental effects be dealt with when evaluating this project? the environmental effects should be ignored since the plant is legal without mitigation. the environmental effects should be treated as a sunk cost and therefore ignored. if the utility mitigates for the environmental effects, the project is not acceptable. however, before the company chooses to do the project without mitigation, it needs to make sure that any costs of "ill will" for not mitigating for the environmental effects have been considered in the original analysis. the environmental effects should be treated as a remote possibility and should only be considered at the time in which they actually occur. the environmental effects if not mitigated would result in additional cash flows. therefore, since the plant is legal without mitigation, there are no benefits to performing a "no mitigation" analysis.

Brice is going to purchase a hi-def, flat-screen tv. he has decided on everything except the screen size. the unit with the 42-inch screen costs $600 while the unit with the 47-inch screen costs $750. in making this decision, which concept should brice use? a. time value of money b. marginal tax rates c. marginal utility d. total utilit