General Chemical Company (GCC) manufactures two products as part of a joint process: A1 and B1. Joint costs up to the split-off point total $22,000. The joint costs are allocated to A1 and B1 in proportion to their relative sales values. At the split-off point, product A1 can be sold for $42,000, whereas product B1 can be sold for $63,000. Product A1 can be processed further to make product A2, at an incremental cost of $38,000. A2 can be sold for $85,000. Product B1 can be processed further to make product B2, at an incremental cost of $48,000. B2 can be sold for $95,000. Joint costs allocated to product A1 total: a. $8,800. b. $13,500. c. $13,200. d. $22,000.

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances

Why has the free enterprise system been modified to include some government intervention?

The following are budgeted data: january february march sales in units 16,200 22,400 19,200 production in units 19,200 20,200 18,700 one pound of material is required for each finished unit. the inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 20% of the following month's production needs. purchases of raw materials for february would be budgeted to be: