Desjarlais Corporation uses the following activity rates from its activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products. Activity Cost Pools Activity Rate
Setting up batches $ 87.25 per batch
Assembling products $ 6.38 per assembly hour
Processing customer orders $ 53.91 per customer order
Data concerning two products appear below:
Product S96U Product Q06F
Number of batches 34 45
Number of assembly hours 105 820
Number of customer orders 17 29
Required:
a. How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product S96U using the company's activity-based costing system?
b. How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product QO6F using the company's activity-based costing system?

Reliable electric is a regulated public utility, and it is expected to provide steady dividend growth of 5% per year for the indefinite future. its last dividend was $6 per share; the stock sold for $50 per share just after the dividend was paid. what is the company’s cost of equity? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

The next dividend payment by savitz, inc., will be $2.08 per share. the dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 6 percent forever. if the stock currently sells for $42 per share, what is the required return?

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