Tiger Furnishings produces two models of cabinets for home theater components, the Basic and the Dominator. Data on operations and costs for March follow: BasicDominatorTotal Units produced 750 400 1,150 Machine-hours 3,300 2,600 5,900 Direct labor-hours 3,700 2,700 6,400 Direct materials costs$10,100 $3,250 $13,350 Direct labor costs 65,800 39,000 104,800 Manufacturing overhead costs 218,560 Total costs $336,710 Required: Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Tiger Furnishings uses direct labor costs to allocate overhead costs. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

What is the state tax rate for a resident of arizona whose annual taxable income is $18,000?

conquest, inc. produces a special kind of light-weight, recreational vehicle that has a unique design. it allows the company to follow a cost-plus pricing strategy. it has $9,000,000 of average assets, and the desired profit is a 10% return on assets. assume all products produced are sold. additional data are as follows: sales volume 1000 units per year; variable costs $1000 per unit; fixed costs $4,000,000 per year; using the cost-plus pricing approach, what should be the sales price per unit?