Abc manufacturing produces a product that includes four tasks: cutting, drilling, sanding and painting. the production supervisor wants to know the cost of each task for this months production run of 1,000 units. she has identified several costs that must be allocated to these tasks including: $50,000 of depreciation on manufacturing equipment, $40,000 of utilities, $30,000 of rent and $2,000 of supplies. she has chosen to distribute all these costs to the four tasks based on machine hours. cutting these 1,000 units required 900 hours, drilling them required 300 hours, sanding 800 hours and painting 400 hours. what is the weight of base?

Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

Cash flows during the first year of operations for the harman-kardon consulting company were as follows: cash collected from customers, $385,000; cash paid for rent, $49,000; cash paid to employees for services rendered during the year, $129,000; cash paid for utilities, $59,000. in addition, you determine that customers owed the company $69,000 at the end of the year and no bad debts were anticipated. also, the company owed the gas and electric company $2,900 at year-end, and the rent payment was for a two-year period.

Atrough in the business cycle occurs when