Selected information regarding a company's most recent quarter follows (all data in thousands). Ending work in process inventory $ 700 cost of goods manufactured $ 890 direct labor $ 400 direct materials used $ 230 beginning work in process inventory $ 310 what was manufacturing overhead for the quarter?

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.