The Polishing Department of Major Company has the following production and manufacturing cost data for September. Materials are entered at the beginning of the process. Production: Beginning inventory 1,580 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 30% complete as to conversion costs; units started during the period are 41,000; ending inventory of 6,900 units 10% complete as to conversion costs. Manufacturing costs: Beginning inventory costs, comprised of $20,100 of materials and $12,620 of conversion costs; materials costs added in Polishing during the month, $210,258; labor and overhead applied in Polishing during the month, $126,500 and $258,040, respectively. Collapse question part (a) Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs for the month of September. Materials Conversion Costs The equivalent units of production

While studying for the engineering economy final exam, you and two friends find yourselves craving a fresh pizza. you can't spare the time to pick up the pizza and must have it delivered. "pick-up-sticks" offers a 1-1/4-inch-thick (including toppings), 20-inch square pizza with your choice of two toppings for $15 plus 5% sales tax and a $1.50 delivery charge (no sales tax on delivery charge). "fred's" offers the round, deep-dish sasquatch, which is 20 inches in diameter. it is 1-3/4 inches thick, includes two toppings, and costs $17.25 plus 5% sales tax and free delivery. 1. what is the problem in this situation? state it in an explicit and precise manner. 2. systematically apply the seven principles of engineering economy (pp. 3-6) to the problem you have defined in part (a). 3. assuming that your common unit of measure is dollars (i.e., cost), what is the better value for getting a pizza based on the criterion of minimizing cost per unit of volume? 4. what other criteria might be used to select which pizza to purchase?

Standardization is associated with which of the following management orientations? a) ethnocentric orientation b) polycentric orientation c) regiocentric orientation d) geocentric orientation

rural residential development company and suburban real estate corporation form a joint stock company. the longest duration a joint stock company can be formed for is