Pim industries inc. manufactures electronics components. each unit costs $30 before the final test. the final test rejects, on average, 5% of the 50,000 units manufactured per year. the average rejection rate of the industry is 3%. a consultant has determined that poor lighting is the most likely cause of this high rejection rate. it would cost $100,000 to install adequate lighting in the assembly department, which would be useful for 5 years. with adequate lighting (which will cost an additional $5,000 of operating costs per year), the firm expects to reduce its rejection rate to no higher than the industry average. required 1. should the firm install the lighting? that is, what would be the projected five-year impact on operating profit? (show calculations.) 2. what other considerations might affect this decision? 3. what is the primary role of the management accountant in this decision context?

Captain john's yachts, inc., located in fort lauderdale, florida, rents three types of ocean-going boats: sailboats, cabin cruisers, and captain john's favorite, the luxury yachts. captain john advertises his boats with his famous "you rent"we pilot" slogan, which means that the company supplies the captain and crew for each rented boat. each rented boat has one captain, of course, but the crew sizes (deck hands, galley hands, etc.) differ. the crew requirements, in addition to a captain, are one for sailboats, two for cabin cruisers, and three for yachts. ten employees are captains, and an additional 18 employees fill the various crew positions. currently, captain john has rental requests for all his boats: four sailboats, eight cabin cruisers, and three luxury yachts. if captain john's daily profit contribution is $50 for sailboats, $70 for cruisers, and $100 for luxury yachts, how many boats of each type should he rent?

The larger the investment you make, the easier it will be to: get money from other sources. guarantee cash flow. buy insurance. streamline your products.

Which maxim is being neglected in the following conversation? eli: how did you do at the track meet? caleb: i came in second place! eli: congratulations! what was your time? caleb: six minutes, four seconds. the guy who won only beat me by three seconds. eli: really? katie said the winning time was under 6 minutes. caleb: oh, well, he might have beat me by five seconds. a)maxim of quantity b)maxim of quality c)maxim of relevance d)maxim of manner