The controller for Tender Bird Poultry, Inc., estimates that the company’s fixed overhead is $100,000 per year. She also has determined that the variable overhead is approximately $0.10 per chicken raised and sold. Since the firm has a single product, overhead is applied on the basis of output units, chickens raised and sold. Required:
a. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate under each of the following output predictions:
1. 200,000 chickens.
2. 300,000 chickens
3. 400.000 chickens.

b. Does the predetermined overhead rate change in proportion to the change in predicted production? Why?.

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%