Ready Company has two operating (production) departments: Assembly and Painting. Assembly has 320 employees and occupies 69,600 square feet; Painting has 80 employees and occupies 46,400 square feet. Indirect factory expenses for the current period are as follows: Administration $ 98,000 Maintenance $ 120,000 Administration is allocated based on workers in each department; maintenance is allocated based on square footage. The amount of administration expenses that should be allocated to the Painting Department for the current period is:

Leading guitar string producer wound up inc. has enjoyed a competitive advantage based on its proprietary coating that gives its strings a clearer sound and longer lifespan than uncoated strings. one of wound up's competitors, however, has recently developed a similar coating using less expensive ingredients, which allows it to charge a lower price than wound up for similar-quality strings. wound up's competitive advantage is in danger due to a. a lack of perceived value b. a lack of organization c. direct imitation and substitution d. resource immobility