Verizox Company uses a job order cost system with manufacturing overhead applied to products based on direct labor hours. At the beginning of the most recent year, the company estimated its manufacturing overhead cost at $179,450. Estimated direct labor cost was $444,000 for 18,500 hours. Actual costs for the most recent month are summarized here: Item Description Total Cost Direct labor (1,850 hours) $ 44,401 Indirect costs Indirect labor 2,470 Indirect materials 3,420 Factory rent 3,350 Factory supervision 4,780 Factory depreciation 5,690 Factory janitorial work 1,290 Factory insurance 1,750 General and administrative salaries 4,280 Selling expenses 5,430 Required: 1. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate. 2. Calculate the amount of applied manufacturing overhead. 3. Calculate actual manufacturing overhead costs. 4. Compute over- or underapplied overhead.

The owners of spokes bicycle shop worry that cash flow this winter may be insufficient to meet the current operating expenses. while they anticipate a surplus of cash inflow as warm weather approaches, they need funds now to meet the company's immediate obligations. the owners can best resolve cash flow concerns by obtaining financing.

Alandlord rented an art studio to an artist. under the terms of the signed, written, two-year lease, the artist agreed to pay the landlord $1,000 per month and to assume responsibility for all necessary repairs. after the first year of the lease, the artist assigned the balance of his lease to a sculptor. the landlord approved the sculptor as a tenant and accepted two rent payments from her, and then the landlord sold the building to an investor. the sculptor had made two payments to the investor when an electrical fire broke out in the studio, injuring the sculptor. the fire was caused by faulty wiring. the landlord was aware that there was a dangerous wiring problem when he leased the property to the artist. but when the landlord discovered how costly repairs would be, he decided it would be more profitable to sell the property than to repair it. the problem was not easily discoverable by anyone other than an expert electrician, and the landlord did not tell the artist, the sculptor, or the investor about the problem. the sculptor sues to recover damages for her injuries. from whom can the sculptor recover?

How do communism and socialism differ in terms of the role that government plays in the economy ?