Smoke, inc. makes and sells buckets. each bucket uses 1/2 pound of plastic. budgeted production of buckets in units for the next three months is as follows: april may june budgeted production 21,000 22,000 24,000 the company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of plastic equal to 25% of the following month's budgeted production needs. the cost of plastic is $2.20 per pound. prepare a direct materials purchases budget for the month of may.

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

What is the key to success in integrating both lethal and nonlethal activities during planning? including stakeholders once a comprehensive operational approach has been determined knowing the commander's decision making processes and "touch points" including stakeholders from the very beginning of the design and planning process including the liaison officers (lnos) in all the decision points?