Two recent ie graduates have decided to enter the field of microcomputers. they intend to manufacture two types of microcomputers, comp386 and comp486. because of the interest in microcomputers, they can (presently) sell all that they could possibly produce. however, they wish to size the production rate so as to satisfy various estimated limits with a small production crew. these include assembly hours: 150 hours per week test hours: 70 hours per week the comp386 requires 4 hours of assembly and 3 hours of testing, and the comp486 consumes 6 hours and 3.5 hours, respectively. profit for the comp386 is estimated at $300 per unit; that of comp486 is $450 per unit. develop a linear programming model that maximizes weekly profit. (you only need to formulate it, you do not need to solve it)

Dodd corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. this month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 400 units. the costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:

Answer the following questions with true or false and provide a brief explanation (2- 3 sentences) a) economies of scale in production give rise to multi-product firms. b) ace hardware corporation is an example of economies of scale in production.

Problem 2-18 job-order costing for a service company [lo2-1, lo2-2, lo2-3]speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company's direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics' hourly wages. speedy's overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager's salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 10,000fixed overhead cost $ 90,000variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate.2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 600direct labor cost $ 180direct labor-hours used 2 compute mr. wilkes' total job cost. 3. if speedy establishes its selling prices using a markup percentage of 30% of its total job cost, then how much would it have charged mr. wilkes?