Fame company manufactures engines. fame produces all the parts necessary for its engines, except for one electronic component, which is purchased from two local suppliers: hydra international and parable company. both suppliers are reliable and rarely deliver late. hydra sells the component for $12.00 per unit, while parable sells the same component for $10.00. fame purchases 80% of its components from parable because of the lower price it offers. the total annual demand is 95,000 units. i. activity data activity cost inspecting components (sampling only) $ 210,000 reworking products (due to failed component) $2,454,000 warranty work (due to failed component) $1,923,000 ii. supplier data hydra parable international company unit purchase price $12.00 $10.00 units purchased 19,000 76,000 sampling hours 60 2,600 rework hours 150 3,800 warranty hours 550 7,000

calculate the activity rate for inspecting components based on sampling hours. (note: round answer to the nearest dollar.)

a.$72 per hour
b.$77 per hour
c.$79 per hour
d.$75 per hour
e.$80 per hour

You are the new chief information officer for the video-game developer, necturus games. the company has recently undergone a major expansion of its primary product, and you must staff up the is department and determine the best way to develop new game "capsules" for the game, "escape velocity."

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

When the amount for land is 36,000 and the amount paid for expenses is 10,000, the balance of total asset is