Argue why the following scenario fails to meet the definition of an operating budget. Sam, a rancher near Las Cruces, New Mexico, wants to install a commercial irrigation system for her pecan trees. She is trying to decide whether to buy or lease a system from a local agricultural supply center.

An outside manufacturer has offered to produce 60,000 daks and ship them directly to andretti's customers. if andretti company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to produce daks would be idle; however, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would be reduced by 75%. because the outside manufacturer would pay for all shipping costs, the variable selling expenses would be only two-thirds of their present amount. what is andretti's avoidable cost per unit that it should compare to the price quoted by the outside manufacturer?

Do it! review 16-3 the assembly department for right pens has the following production data for the current month. beginning work in process units transferred out ending work in process 0 22,500 16,000 materials are entered at the beginning of the process. the ending work in process units are 70% complete as to conversion costs. compute the equivalent units of production for (a) materials and (b) conversion costs. materials conversion costs the equivalent units of production

Donald has created a trust for the benefit of his three nephews, huey, dewey, and louie, who are all minors. donald plans on making annual contributions to the trust. donald would like his annual contributions to the trust to qualify for the annual exclusion. what would be the best way to accomplish this goal? a)