Smith corporation makes and sells a single product called a pod. each pod requires 1.4 direct labor-hours at $9.60 per direct labor-hour. the direct labor workforce is fully adjusted each month to the required workload. smith corporation is preparing a direct labor budget for the second quarter of the year. the budgeted direct labor cost per pod is closest to:

multiple choice
a. $13.44
b. $9.60
c. $7.38
d. $11.00

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Your own record of all your transactions. a. check register b. account statement

The cost of labor is significantly lower in many countries than in the united states. if you move manufacturing to a facility to a country labeled as part of the axis of evil and a threat to world peace you will increase the net income of your client by $10 million per the facility is located in a country which limits personal freedom and engages in state sponsored terrorism. imagine you are a marketing consultant. (a) what would you tell the executives to do? (b) what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?