Jean-baptiste colbert was the minister of finance under king louis xiv of france. he famously observed, "the art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing."how does his comment relate to special interests and the collective-action problem?

Dozier company produced and sold 1,000 units during its first month of operations. it reported the following costs and expenses for the month: direct materials $ 69,000 direct labor $ 35,000 variable manufacturing overhead $ 15,000 fixed manufacturing overhead 28,000 total manufacturing overhead $ 43,000 variable selling expense $ 12,000 fixed selling expense 18,000 total selling expense $ 30,000 variable administrative expense $ 4,000 fixed administrative expense 25,000 total administrative expense $ 29,000 required: 1. with respect to cost classifications for preparing financial statements: a. what is the total product cost