The analysts at swirlees, a brand of ice-cream, are asked to assess revenue generated over the past five years to observe seasonal and historical trends so that they can make a business estimate for the next year. after extensive analysis, they arrive at the conclusion that the sales were highest during the months of july and august, the summer months in the country, and an all-time low during january, the peak of winter. which of the following tools would best them in making an estimate for the upcoming year?
a) goal-seeking analysisb) forecastingc) market basket analysisd) what-if analysis

Max fischer is a beekeeper. his annual group insurance costs 11,700. his employer pays 60% of the cost. how much does max pay semimonthly for it?

Salty sensations snacks company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. the company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: 1 factory depreciation $33,782.00 2 indirect labor 84,456.00 3 factory electricity 8,446.00 4 indirect materials 40,356.00 5 selling expenses 26,900.00 6 administrative expenses 17,200.00 7 total costs $211,140.00 factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. the products had the following production budget and processing hours per case: budgeted volume (cases) processing hours per case tortilla chips 3,600 0.25 potato chips 5,300 0.11 pretzels 2,300 0.49 total 11,200 required: a. determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.* b. use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. refer to the amount descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.* * if required, round your answers to the nearest cen

Archangel manufacturing calculated a predetermined overhead allocation rate at the beginning of the year based on a percentage of direct labor costs. the production details for the year are given below. calculate the manufacturing overhead allocation rate for the year based on the above data. (round your final answer to two decimal places.) a) 42.42% b) 257.14% c) 235.71% d) 1, 206.90% archangel production details.