Ian is a clerical worker. He sorts files, as do the other ten employees in the department. All the employees know that they are supposed to place the files in the exact place when they are finished so that others can find them when they need them. As a rule, the employees should have only one file out at a time. Ian's supervisor notices that Ian has five files on his desk of which one is a file that another employee urgently needs. Required:
What steps of the coaching model should Ian's supervisor take immediately after describing to Ian his current behavior?

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?

Direct materials (4.2 x $15) $ 63direct labor ($12 x 17.5) $210manufacturing overhead ($2.40 x 17.5) $42total job cost $ 315dougan, inc. allocates overhead based on a predetermined overhead rate of $2.40 per direct labor hour. employees are paid $12.00 per hour. job 24 requires 4.2 pounds of direct materials at a cost of $15.00 per pound. employees worked a total of 17.5 hours to complete the job. actual manufacturing overhead costs totaled $80,000 for the year for the company. how much is the cost of job 24?

Ronald sees that his employer's stock has grown from $20 a share to $60 a share this year, while most stocks have seen only 5% growth. his employer offers to let him convert a large portion of his salary into stock options. what is not a valid reason to turn down the stock offer? a)stocks with high returns have high volatility, and ronald's company may not grow further. b)ronald may be taxed more for capital gains than he would be for employment income. c)stock options are illiquid, and ronald may not be able to use them to pay for unexpected bills. d)ronald would be committing stock fraud if he exercises the options.