Windsor Co. incurs $1110375 of overhead costs each year in its three main departments, machining ($630000), inspections ($315000) and packing ($165375). The machining department works 4000 hours per year, there are 600 inspections per year, and the packing department packs 1000 orders per year. Information about Windsor’s two products is as follows: Product X Product Y Machining hours 1000 3000 Inspections 100 500 Orders packed 350 650 Direct labor hours 1700 1800 If traditional costing based on direct labor hours is used, how much overhead is assigned to Product X this year?

Gus needs to purée his soup while it's still in the pot. what is the best tool for him to use? a. potato masher b. immersion blender c. rotary mixer d. whisk

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept, the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year. to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51

How should the financial interests of stockholders be balanced with varied interests of stakeholders? if you were writing a code of conduct for your company, how would you address this issue?