The controller of Crane Industries has collected the following monthly expense data for use in analyzing the cost behavior of maintenance costs. Month Total Maintenance Costs Total Machine Hours January $2,590 330 February 2,890 380 March 3,490 530 April 4,390 660 May 3,090 530 June 4,790 730 Determine the variable cost components using the high-low method.

Joe said “your speech was really great, i loved it.” his criticism lacks which component of effective feedback? a) he did not recognize his ethical obligations b) he did not focus on behavior c) he did not stress the positive d) he did not offer any specifics

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

Which of the following statements regarding the southern economy at the end of the nineteenth century is accurate? the south was producing as much cotton as it had before the civil war.