The service division of raney industries reported the following results for 2017. sales $532,400 variable costs 319,440 controllable fixed costs 87,300 average operating assets 623,500 management is considering the following independent courses of action in 2018 in order to maximize the return on investment for this division. 1. reduce average operating assets by $129,900, with no change in controllable margin. 2. increase sales $106,500, with no change in the contribution margin percentage.

Which feature is a characteristic of a corporation?

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.

S. you are changing planes in london for a flight to paris where you will connect with your flight to capetown. you are picking up reading material for the flight and are looking at the prices listed on the economist magazine which conveniently lists prices in several different global currencies. you note that the price in pounds is 2.40 pounds and the price in euros is 2 euros. the exchange rate for the dollar (your credit card was issued in the usa) is $1.59/pound and s1.3837/euro. should you buy reading materials now or wait until you're in paris?