Assuming the cost of direct materials used is $1,500,000, compute the total manufacturing costs using the information below. raw materials inventory, january1 $ 30,000 raw materials inventory, december 31 60,000 work in process, january 1 27,000 work in process, december 31 18,000 finished goods, january 1 60,000 finished goods, december 31 48,000 raw materials purchases 1,500,000 direct labor 690,000 factory utilities 225,000 indirect labor 75,000 factory depreciation 500,000 operating expenses 630,000.

In order to gauge public opinion about how to handle iran's growing nuclear program, a research group surveyed 1010 americans by telephone and asked them to rate the threat iran's nuclear program poses to the world on a scale of 1 to 10. describe the population, sample, population parameters, and sample statistics. identify the population in the given problem. choose the correct answer below.

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

What is an example of a good stock to buy in a recession? a) cyclical stock b) defensive stock c) income stock d) bond