Lion Company makes 10,000 units per year of a part it uses in the products it manufactures. The unit product cost of this part is computed as follows: Direct materials $ 12 Direct labor $ 20 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 10 Fixed manufacturing overhead: supervisory salaries $ 2 depreciation of special equipment $ 3 allocated manufacturing overhead $ 6 Unit product cost $ 53 An outside supplier has offered to sell the company all of these parts it needs for $42 a unit. The special equipment has no resale value or alternative use. The $6 allocated manufacturing overhead cost being applied to the part would be applied to the company's other products if the part were purchased from the outside supplier. (1). What is the net total dollar advantage or disadvantage of purchasing the 10,000 units of the part rather than making it? Please show all calculations and label items clearly. (2). What is the maximum amount the company should be willing to pay an outside supplier per unit for the part if the supplier commits to supplying all 10,000 units required each year?

The 39 percent and 38 percent tax rates both represent what is called a tax "bubble." suppose the government wanted to lower the upper threshold of the 39 percent marginal tax bracket from $335,000 to $208,000. what would the new 39 percent bubble rate have to be? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places,e.g., 32.16.)

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

Bridge building company estimates that it will incur $1,200,000 in overhead costs for the year. additionally, the company estimates 50,000 direct labor hours will be spent building custom walking bridges for the year at a total direct labor cost of $600,000. what is the predetermined overhead rate for bridge building company if direct labor costs are to be used as an allocation base?