In your research on external threats, you read a report that the sales of one of your competitors, Erudite Beans, has been on the rise. In addition, Erudite Beans has also indicated in their PR releases that they are planning to move into the pod coffee market. Based on this information, some team members believe that Erudite Beans is likely to be the primary external threat to Holden Evans' new venture. Which of the following, if true, would be the strongest evidence supporting that position? a. Erudite Beans has indicated they are challenging Starbucks by opening high-end coffee shops.
b. Erudite Beans has indicated that they are forming a partnership with Starbucks, and together they will offer a very high-end, premium ground coffee available only at standalone Starbucks locations.

During the year, the delph company had no beginning or ending inventories and it started, completed, and sold only two jobs—job d-75 and job c-100. it provided the following information related to those two jobs: job d-75: molding fabrication total direct materials cost $ 375,000 $ 325,000 $ 700,000 direct labor cost $ 200,000 $ 160,000 $ 360,000 machine-hours 15,000 5,000 20,000 job c-100: molding fabrication total direct materials cost $ 300,000 $ 250,000 $ 550,000 direct labor cost $ 175,000 $ 225,000 $ 400,000 machine-hours 5,000 25,000 30,000delph had no overapplied or underapplied manufacturing overhead during the year. assume delph uses a plantwide overhead rate based on machine-hours.1-a. compute the predetermined plantwide overhead rate.1-b. compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to job d-70 and job c-200.1-c. if delph establishes bid prices that are 150% of total manufacturing costs, what bid price would it have established for job d-70 and job c-200? 1-d. what is delph's cost of goods sold for the year? assume delph uses departmental overhead rates based on machine-hours.2-a. compute the predetermined departmental overhead rates.2-b. compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to job d-70 and job c-200.2-c. if delph establishes bid prices that are 150% of total manufacturing costs, what bid price would it have established for job d-70 and job c-200? 2-d. what is delph's cost of goods sold for the year?