In 1626, dutchman peter minuit purchased manhattan island from a local native american tribe. historians estimate that the price he paid for the island was about $24 worth of goods, including beads, trinkets, cloth, kettles, and axe heads. many people find it laughable that manhattan island would be sold for $24, but you need to consider the future value (fv) of that price in more current times. if the $24 purchase price could have been invested at a 4.00% annual interest rate, what is its value as of 2017 (391 years later)? $93,253,648.69 $109,710,174.93 $126,166,701.17 $144,817,430.91

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?