The cost of plant in use with Hand sanitizer Ltd, a manufacturing firm on 1st April 2018 was GH¢ 375,000 against which the accumulated depreciation stood at GH¢ 157,500 on the date. The firm provided depreciation at 30% of the diminishing value. on 31st December 2018 two plants costing GH¢ 22500 and Gh¢ 18000 respectively, both purchased on 1st October 2015, had to be discarded because of damages and had to be replaced by two new plants costing GH¢ 30000 and GH¢ 22500 respectively. one of the discarded plants was sold for GH¢ 12000, against the other it was expected that GH¢ 4500 would be realisable. required: show the relevant accounts in the ledger of Hand sanitizer for the year ended 31st march 2019.

Oerstman, inc. uses a standard costing system and develops its overhead rates from the current annual budget.the budget is based on an expected annual output of 120,000 units requiring 480,000 direct labor hours.(practical capacity is 500,000 hours)annual budgeted overhead costs total $772,800, of which $556,800 is fixed overhead.a total of 119,300 units, using 478,000 direct labor hours, were produced during the year.actual variable overhead costs for the year were $260,400 and actual fixed overhead costs were $555,450.required: 1. compute the fixed overhead spending variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.2. compute the fixed overhead volume variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.

Greenway industries is a major multinational conglomerate. its business units compete in a range of industries, including home appliances, pharmaceuticals, commercial real estate, and plastics manufacturing. although its largest business unit, which produces kitchen appliances, is among the most profitable in the industry, it generates only 35 percent of the company's revenues. which of the following is most likely true of greenway's stock price? a. it is valued at less than the sum of its individual business units. b. it is valued at greater than the sum of individual business units. c. it is valued at the exact sum of individual business units. d. it is consistently lower than the industry average.it is valued at greater than the sum of individual business units.

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.