The peric manufacturing shop produces motorcycle parts. typically, 17 pieces out of a job lot of 1,200 parts are spoiled. costs are assigned at the inspection point, $60.00 per unit. spoiled pieces may be disposed at $8.00 per unit. the spoiled goods must be inventoried appropriately when the normal spoilage is detected. the current job requires the production of 3,600 good parts. which of the following journal entries would be correct if the spoilage occurred due to specifications required for job 101?
a. work -in process control materials control 468 156
b. work - in process control materials control 156 468
c. materials control work - in process control 468 468
d. materials control work- in process control 156 156

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.