At the beginning of the period, the Cutting Department budgeted direct labor of $135,000, direct materials of $162,000 and fixed factory overhead of $13,000 for 7,700 hours of production. The department actually completed 10,500 hours of production. The appropriate total budget for the department, assuming it uses flexible budgeting, is Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. Do not round interim calculations. a.$310,000 b.$418,000 c.$314,727 d.$422,727

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions