Altoona Corporation has two divisions, Hinges and Doors, which are both organized as profit centers; the Hinge Division produces and sells hinges to the Door Division and to outside customers. The Hinge Division has total costs of $43, $26 of which are variable. The Hinge Division is operating significantly below capacity and sells the hinges for $58.The Door Division has received an offer from an outsider vendor to supply all the hinges it needs (32,000 hinges) at a cost of $53. The manager of the Door Division is considering the offer but wants to approach the Hinge Division first. What would be the profit impact to Altoona Corporation as a whole if the Door Division purchased the 32,000 hinges it needs from the outside vendor for $53?a. No change in profit to Altoona. b. $160,000 increase in profits. c. $160,000 decrease in profits. d. $864,000 decrease in profits.

Ida sidha karya company is a family-owned company located on the island of bali in indonesia. the company produces a handcrafted balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. the gamelans are sold for $860. selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 320 units sold 285 units in ending inventory 35 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 135 direct labor $ 355 variable manufacturing overhead $ 30 variable selling and administrative $ 15 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 27,000 the absorption costing income statement prepared by the company’s accountant for last year appears below: sales $ 245,100 cost of goods sold 205,200 gross margin 39,900 selling and administrative expense 31,275 net operating income $ 8,625 required: 1. under absorption costing, how much fixed manufacturing overhead cost is included in the company's inventory at the end of last year? 2. prepare an income statement for last year using variable costing. what is the amount of the difference in net operating income between the two costing methods?

Oliver is the vice president of production at his company and has been managing the launch of new software systems. he worked with a team of individuals who were tasked to create awareness about a specific product and also to approach potential purchasers of the product. which department managers were part of oliver’s team?

This year, druehl, inc., will produce 60 comma 000 hot water heaters at its plant in delaware, in order to meet expected global demand. to accomplish this, each laborer at the plant will work 200 hours per month. if the labor productivity at the plant is 0.25 hot water heaters per labor hour, how many laborers are employed at the plant? number of laborers employed by the plant = nothing laborers (round your answer to the nearest whole number).