Augusta, inc., expects manufacturing and sales of 70,000 units of product maggie, its only product, to occur evenly over a 10-week period. augusta pays for materials in the week following use. the balance of accounts payable for materials at the beginning of the 10-week period is $40,000. there are no beginning inventories. the fol­lowing information pertains to product maggie for the 10-week period: sales price $11 per unit materials $3 per unit manufacturing conversion costs—fixed $210,000 variable $2 per unit selling and administrative costs—fixed $45,000 variable $1 per unit a special order for 4,000 units would cause a loss of 1,000 regular sales. all cost relationships are unchanged. if the special order is accepted, what minimum amount of revenue must be generated from the special order so that net income is not reduced?

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

About time delivery co. incurred the following costs related to trucks and vans used in operating its delivery service: classify each of the costs as a capital expenditure or a revenue expenditure. 1. changed the oil and greased the joints of all the trucks and vans. 2. changed the radiator fluid on a truck that had been in service for the past four years. 3. installed a hydraulic lift to a van. 4. installed security systems on four of the newer trucks. 5. overhaul the engine on one of the trucks purchased three years ago. 6. rebuilt the transmission on one of the vans that had been driven 40,000 miles. the van was no longer under warranty. 7. removed a two-way radio from one of the trucks and installed a new radio with a greater range of communication. 8. repaired a flat tire on one of the vans. 9. replaced a truck's suspension system with a new suspension system that allows for the delivery of heavier loads. 10. tinted the back and side windows of one of the vans to discourage theft of contents.

The wall street journal reported that walmart stores inc. is planning to lay off 2,300 employees at its sam's club warehouse unit. approximately half of the layoffs will be hourly employees (the wall street journal, january 25-26, 2014). suppose the following data represent the percentage of hourly employees laid off for 15 sam's club stores. 55 56 44 43 44 56 60 62 57 45 36 38 50 69 65 (a) compute the mean and median percentage of hourly employees being laid off at these stores. (b) compute the first and third quartiles. (c) compute the range and interquartile range. (d) compute the variance and standard deviation. (e) do the data contain any outliers? (f) based on the sample data, does it appear that walmart is meeting its goal for reducing the number of hourly employees?