Production estimates for august are as follows: estimated inventory (units), august 1 12,000 desired inventory (units), august 31 9,000 expected sales volume (units), august 75,000 for each unit produced, the direct materials requirements are as follows: material a ($5 per lb.) 3 lbs. material b ($18 per lb.) 1/2 lb. the number of pounds of materials a and b required for august production is a. 225,000 lbs. of a; 37,500 lbs. of b b. 234,000 lbs. of a; 39,000 lbs. of b c. 216,000 lbs. of a; 36,000 lbs. of b d. 216,000 lbs. of a; 72,000 lbs. of b

Calculate the required rate of return for climax inc., assuming that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) the firm has a beta of 2.30, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. do not round your intermediate calculations.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?

Which of the following would create the most money? the initial deposit is $6,500 and the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. the initial deposit is $3,000 and the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. the initial deposit is $7,500 and the required reserve ratio is 25 percent. the initial deposit is $4,500 and the required reserve ratio is 15 percent.