Idle time gaming, inc., has established clear standards of performance for its latest video game that will involve physical challenges such as hand-eye coordination and the player's ability to react quickly. after a significant amount of testing, the results are compared to the previously established development standards. if necessary, the engineering team will correct deficiencies before the game is tested by customers. these activities are part of the of management.

Which type of data is generally stored in different file formats, such as text files, spreadsheets, and so on?

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?

The law firm of furlan and benson accumulates costs associated with individual cases, using a job order cost system. the following transactions occurred during july: jul. 3 charged 175 hours of professional (lawyer) time to the obsidian co. breech of contract suit to prepare for the trial, at a rate of $150 per hour. 10 reimbursed travel costs to employees for depositions related to the obsidian case, $12,500. 14 charged 260 hours of professional time for the obsidian trial at a rate of $185 per hour. 18 received invoice from consultants wadsley and harden for $30,000 for expert testimony related to the obsidian trial. 27 applied office overhead at a rate of $62 per professional hour charged to the obsidian case. 31 paid administrative and support salaries of $28,500 for the month. 31 used office supplies for the month, $4,000. 31 paid professional salaries of $74,350 for the month. 31 billed obsidian $172,500 for successful defense of the case. required: a. provide the journal entries for each of these transactions. refer to the chart of accounts for exact wording of account titles. b. how much office overhead is over- or underapplied? c. determine the gross profit on the obsidian case, assuming that over- or underapplied office overhead is closed monthly to cost of services.