Kulka corporation manufactures two products: product f82d and product t05p. the company currently uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours. however, it is considering implementing an activity-based costing (abc) system that allocates its overhead to three activity pools. the following information is available for the company and for products f82d and t05p: activity pool activity driver total cost total activity machining machine hours $180,000 9,000 machine hours setups number of setups $125,000 250 setups packaging direct labor hours $260,000 10,000 direct labor hours the following resource consumption data is also available. activity product f82d usage product t05p usage machine hours 5,000 4,000 number of setups 160 90 direct labor hours 4,000 6,000 how much total overhead cost would be assigned to product t05p under abc? $156,000 $303,000 $147,000 correct! $281,000

Which statement below best describes george waring's approach to solving the problems of water-borne illness? a. waring is going with his "gut," because he believes that instincts and emotions are the best guides for action. b. waring efficiently and thoroughly lays out the case for why the problems are too large and overwhelming to be solved: people should just move out of cities back to their farms. c. waring has gathered the testimonies of people who live in densely populated areas in order to learn how they themselves have solved their problems. d. waring exhibits the industrial age's increased respect for and reliance on science and the scientific method.

Why is efficiency an important economic goal?

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51