Chong Corporation has a highly automated production facility. Which of the following correctly shows the two factors that would likely have the most direct influence on the company's manufacturing overhead budget? Sales volume and labor hours. Production volume and management judgment. Management judgment and indirect labor cost. Labor hours and management judgment. Contribution margin and cash payments.

Email viruses are typically launched by people who modify header information to hide their identity. brightmail's enrique salem says that in the future, your email reader will authenticate the sender before putting hte message in your inbox. that way, you will know the source of all the emails you read. alan nugent of novell says, "i'm kind of a fan of eliminating anonymity if that is the price for security." will eliminating anonymity make computers more secure?

Quantitative problem: you need $20,000 to purchase a used car. your wealthy uncle is willing to lend you the money as an amortized loan. he would like you to make annual payments for 4 years, with the first payment to be made one year from today. he requires a 8% annual return. what will be your annual loan payments? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations. $ how much of your first payment will be applied to interest and to principal repayment? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations. interest: $ principal repayment

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?