If a cost must be arbitrarily allocated in order to be assigned to a particular segment, then that cost should be considered a common cost. A. True
B. False

Xyz corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for july: actual manufacturing overhead incurred $ 69,000 manufacturing overhead applied to work in process $ 79,000 the company's cost of goods sold was $243,000 prior to closing out its manufacturing overhead account. the company closes out its manufacturing overhead account to cost of goods sold. which of the following statements is true? multiple choice manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000

Oz makes lion food out of giraffe and gazelle meat. giraffe meat has 18 grams of protein and 36 grams of fat per pound, while gazelle meat has 36 grams of protein and 18 grams of fat per pound. a batch of lion food must contain at least "46,800" grams of protein and 70,200 grams of fat. giraffe meat costs $1/pound and gazelle meat costs $2/pound. how many pounds of each should go into each batch of lion food in order to minimize costs? hint [see example 2.]

Which of the following best explains why buying a house is more beneficial than renting? a. buying is a personal investment while renting involves giving money to the landlord. b. the monthly payments on a mortgage are generally lower than rent on an apartment. c. it's easier to sell a house than it is to get a landlord to break a rental agreement. d. housing prices can go up and down quickly in comparison to the level of rents.