Sheridan Company is planning to sell 900 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 670 boxes during May. Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a 0.25 hour of direct labor. Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $20 per hour. Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs. Sheridan has 3400 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 4600 pounds in ending inventory. What is the total amount to be budgeted for manufacturing overhead for the month?

The leading producer of cell phone backup batteries, jumpstart, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality battery backups that are not too expensive. even so, another company that produces lower-quality batteries at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as jumpstart. also, in general, the price of backup batteries has declined because of economies of scale and learning. in addition, jumpstart has added complementary assets, such as a carrying case. considering all of these factors, the backup battery industry is most likely in the introduction stage. growth stage. shakeout stage. maturity stage.

Suppose a holiday inn hotel has annual fixed costs applicable to its rooms of $1.2 million for its 300-room hotel, average daily room rents of $50, and average variable costs of $10 for each room rented. it operates 365 days per year. the amount of operating income on rooms, assuming an occupancy* rate of 80% for the year, that will be generated for the entire year is *occupancy = % of rooms rented

The research of robert siegler and eric jenkins on the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.