The lagrange corporation had the following budgeted sales for the first half of the current year: cash sales credit sales january $ 60,000 $ 160,000 february $ 65,000 $ 180,000 march $ 33,000 $ 140,000 april $ 28,000 $ 113,000 may $ 38,000 $ 210,000 june $ 90,000 $ 70,000 the company is in the process of preparing a cash budget and must determine the expected cash collections by month. to this end, the following information has been assembled: collections on sales: 45% in month of sale 30% in month following sale 25% in second month following sale

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Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

Consumers who participate in the sharing economy seem willing to interact with total strangers. despite safety and privacy concerns, what do you think is the long-term outlook for this change in the way we think about interacting with people whom we don't know? how can businesses to diminish worries some people may have about these practices?